PHRASAL VERB: break out of…to escape from a place by force

The robber broke out of the jail cell and ran off into the night.

O ladrão escapou da cela da prisão e fugiu noite adentro.

I plan to break out of this horrible situation before it makes me crazy.

Eu pretendo sair dessa situação horrível antes que ela me deixe louca.

The hound broke out of its kennel after it heard the fox in the distance.

O cão fugiu de seu canil depois que ouviu a raposa à distância.

ENGLISH/PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY:

TO BREAK OUT OF: to escape using force

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