PHRASALS VERBS CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

CUT OFF

To separate from others; isolate.

Girls in prison used to boast that they would cut off when they go outside.

TIE UP GET AWAY

To attach or bind securely with or as if with string, rope, etc. To break free; escape.

GET WAY WITH

To escape the consequences of. Scape of punishment. Avoid being caught To leave some place driving a vehicle.

DRIVE AWAY

A man tied up a woman in her own has and scape with goods A man wearing a mask broke into a factory and got away with $3,000. Got away with cheating What made you think you could get away with this without being caught? A man was later seen driving away from the scene in an old van
Guess who I bumped into downtown today?

BUMP INTO (someone) LET OFF

Meet by chance
To release or dismiss someone without punishment

CLIMB OVER

TAKE IN

To deceive or swindle

HOLD UP

To rob while armed, often at gunpoint. Accuse somebody of a crime

CHARGE WITH

MAKE OUT

To discern or see

LOCK (somebody) AWAY

To put someone or something away in a locked container or space. To pursue until found or captured

TRACK DOWN

As it was Sheilas first offence, she was let off with only a warning After climbing over the prison wall, Peter managed to get away by stealing a car The old couple who live opposite were taken in by a salesman who cheated them out of their money The bank at the end of the street was held up by two masked man last week When Alan was arrested we ended up at the station and was charged with shoplifting The detective ask for the photo to be enlarged so she could make out the blurred face more clearly They need to get job and live successful, productive lives, rather than just locking them away The police use this information to track down a likely suspect, and then approach people who have similar appearance

MAKE OFF

To run away

GO OFF BREAK IN SET UP BEAT UP

To explode Enter by force To put (someone else) into a compromising situation by deceit or trickery To strike or kick (a person), usually repeatedly, so as to inflict severe physical damage. Hit someone badly To approach and ask (someone) for something, especially for money To agree with; support

The shoplifter was caught making off with over $1000 worth of electrical equipment The bomb went off at half past seven this morning The burglars broke in through a downstairs window I was set up! Someone else made it look like Im guilty! If you beat someone up, you can be charged with physical assault He tried to hit me up for a loan An informal survey I held with among friends last week revealed that eight of them had had their homes broken into The only advice my friends could come up with was Never live on the ground floor Theres no coffee so well have to make do with tea
I have to go through with it, no matter what Some parents, unable to cope with their children addiction, have thrown them out of home, forcing them to live the lives of begers At least four kids have been thrown out of school for cheating on exams The new law on dropping litter comes into force next month A man caught with a stolen parrot was given away when the bird told the police its real name

HIT UP HOLD WITH

COME UP WITH

To bring forth, discover, or produce

MAKE DO WITH GO THROUGH WITH COPE WITH

Accept something less satisfactory because theres no alternative To do something in spite of problems and drawbacks. Deal with

THROW (somebody) OUT COME INTO GIVE AWAY

To force someone to leave

To become valid To reveal a secret about someone or something. Betray