get away
escape
to leave a place, especially when this is not easy
to escape from someone who is chasing you or trying to catch you
I like to get away from London at the weekend.
The three men got away in a stolen car.
get across
to succeed in communicating an idea or piece of information to someone, or to be communicated successfully
He's not very good at getting his ideas across.
It took him ages to get his point across.
let in
allow to inter
If an object lets in something such as air, light, or water, it allows air, light, or water to get into it, for example because the object has a hole in it.
He opened the window to let in some fresh air.
let out
allow to leave
If something or someone lets water, air, or breath out, they allow it to flow out or escape.
You need to let some air out of those tyres.
lie down
a short rest, usually on a bed
I’m going upstairs to have a lie down.
put on
to put a piece of clothing on your body
He took off his uniform and put on a sweater and trousers.
I’ll have to put my glasses on; I can’t read the sign from here.
run away
escape
to leave a place, especially secretly, in order to escape from someone or something
to try to avoid dealing with a problem or difficult situation
to secretly go away with someone in order to marry them or live with them
Toby ran away from home at the age of 14.
You can’t just run away from your responsibilities.
They ran away together to get married.
run into
to reach an amount of several hundred, several thousand etc
The cost of repairing the damage could run into millions.
go out
to spend time with sb and have a romantic relationship with them
They’ve been going out for two years now.
他们谈恋爱已经两年了。How long have you been going out together?
你们俩交往有多长时间了？
cut off
- to separate something by cutting it away from the main part
One of his fingers was cut off in the accident.
- to stop the supply of something such as electricity, gas, water etc
They were cut off for not paying their phone bill.
他们未付电话费，被停机了。
- if a place is cut off, people cannot leave it or reach it
In winter, the town is often cut off by snow.
到了冬天，这座城镇常常因大雪与外界隔断联系。
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