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    Phrasals Verbs - Crime and Punishment

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    The document provides definitions for common phrasal verbs related to crime and punishment. It defines verbs such as "cut off" to separate from others, "tie up" to bind securely, "get away with" to escape consequences, "break in" to enter by force, "hold up" to rob at gunpoint, "charge with" to accuse of a crime, "lock away" to imprison, and "track down" to pursue and capture. Examples are given that illustrate the use of each phrasal verb in context.

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    The document provides definitions for common phrasal verbs related to crime and punishment. It defines verbs such as "cut off" to separate from others, "tie up" to bind securely, "get away with" to escape consequences, "break in" to enter by force, "hold up" to rob at gunpoint, "charge with" to accuse of a crime, "lock away" to imprison, and "track down" to pursue and capture. Examples are given that illustrate the use of each phrasal verb in context.

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    The document provides definitions for common phrasal verbs related to crime and punishment. It defines verbs such as "cut off" to separate from others, "tie up" to bind securely, "get away with" to escape consequences, "break in" to enter by force, "hold up" to rob at gunpoint, "charge with" to accuse of a crime, "lock away" to imprison, and "track down" to pursue and capture. Examples are given that illustrate the use of each phrasal verb in context.

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    Phrasals Verbs - Crime and Punishment

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    Mel Lezana
    The document provides definitions for common phrasal verbs related to crime and punishment. It defines verbs such as "cut off" to separate from others, "tie up" to bind securely, "get away with" to escape consequences, "break in" to enter by force, "hold up" to rob at gunpoint, "charge with" to accuse of a crime, "lock away" to imprison, and "track down" to pursue and capture. Examples are given that illustrate the use of each phrasal verb in context.

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    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

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