crash out

crash out

To escape from some place. That criminal did crash out, but he was caught only a mile from the prison. Though we tried to detain the robber until the cops came, he was able to crash out. A: "What was that sound?" B: "Oh dear, the dog crashed out of her pen."

See also: crash, out

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crash out (of some place)

to break out of some place, such as a prison. Max and Lefty crashed out of the state prison last week, but they were captured. They crashed out at midnight.

See also: crash, out

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