1.(idiom) to survive a calamity2.to get through a crisis
1.to evade responsibility2.to shirk
1.It is hard to escape the dragnet of the law2.the long arm of the law
see 临阵退缩[lín zhèn tuì suō]
to dine and dash; (by extension) to avoid paying a bill
1.to escape (from prison)2.to jump bail
exodus to Hong Kong (from mainland China, 1950s-1970s)
to scatter in all directions
it is hard to escape the net of justice (idiom)
to disperse and flee, leaving no trace
(literary) refuge and hiding place for fugitives