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Here are the most common phrasal verbs related to crime:
Back down – stop demanding sth
The lawyer backed down on his demands over the character witness´ testimony.
Beat up – attack with violence
The man beat up the stranger and was later arrested.
Blow up– explode
The terrorist blew up the building.
Break in – force entry
The burglar broke in and stole cash and some jewelry.
Break out – escape from
The prisoners broke out of the prison during the fire.
Get away – escape
I managed to get away from the police as I was faster than the others.
Get away with – not be punished for sth
My boss got away with tax fraud by bribing a judge.
Give up/in – hand yourself in
The thief gave himself up to the police.
Let off – not punish/forgive
The police let us off in the end as we were not speeding too much.
Lock up – put in prison
We ought to lock up all corrupt politicians.
Look into– investigate
The police are looking into the incident.
Run away – flee/ escape by running
We all ran away after the protest so that we were not detained.
Tell off – shout at
The police told the children off.
Tell on – grass on
The witness told on his business partner to avoid further prosecution.
Tip off – give evidence against
The police were tipped off last night by a witness.
