How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
trying to escape — see shot while trying to escape … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
escape — es|cape1 [ ı skeıp ] verb *** ▸ 1 get away from something bad ▸ 2 avoid something unpleasant ▸ 3 come out by accident ▸ 4 not remember/notice ▸ 5 go away on vacation ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to get away from a place where you are in danger:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
escape — I UK [ɪˈskeɪp] / US verb Word forms escape : present tense I/you/we/they escape he/she/it escapes present participle escaping past tense escaped past participle escaped *** 1) [intransitive] to get away from a place where you are in danger Three… … English dictionary
escape*/*/ — [ɪˈskeɪp] verb I 1) [I] to get away from a dangerous or unpleasant place Three people died in the fire, but John escaped through the bedroom window.[/ex] She was shot while trying to escape from prison.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to avoid a dangerous or… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Escape from New York — Infobox Film name = Escape from New York caption = Theatrical poster director = John Carpenter producer = Larry J. Franco Debra Hill writer = John Carpenter Nick Castle starring = Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Ernest Borgnine Donald Pleasence Isaac… … Wikipedia
Escape Velocity (Doctor Who) — Doctorwhobook title=Escape Velocity series=Eighth Doctor Adventures number=42 featuring=Eighth Doctor Fitz and Anji writer=Colin Brake publisher=BBC Books isbn= ISBN 0 563 53825 2 set between= pages=288 date=February 2001 preceding=Father Time… … Wikipedia
resisting arrest — while in custody Police usage to explain the wrongful wounding or killing of a prisoner: I like it better you get a slug in the guts resisting arrest. (Chandler, 1939) See also shot while trying to escape … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
1967 Detroit riot — West Grand Blvd. at 12th Street in Detroit forty years later. The 1967 Detroit riot, also known as the 12th Street riot, was a civil disturbance in Detroit, Michigan, that began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967. The… … Wikipedia
Colditz (TV series) — This article is about the 1970s BBC television series. For the unrelated 2005 ITV tele film, see Colditz (film). For other uses, see Colditz (disambiguation). Colditz Colditz s title card Format Drama … Wikipedia
Peadar Clancy — ( ga. Peadar Mac Fhlannchaidh; 9 November 1888 – 21 November 1920) was a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who served in the Four Courts garrison during the 1916 Easter Rising and was second in command of the Dublin Brigade, IRA during… … Wikipedia
