over the wall



*over the wall

reaching freedom from a prison. (*Typically: be ~; go ~.) Max tried to go over the wall, but they caught him. Lefty was over the wall for a week before that caught him.
See also: wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PubliusPUWB-li-uws (Ancient Roman), PUB-lee-əs (English)Ancient Roman
Calfuraykal-foo-RAW-eeNative American, Mapuche
Dicun-Medieval English
LjubaLYOO-bah (Serbian, Croatian)Serbian, Croatian, Czech, Slovene, Macedonian
Able['eibl]
TerenceTER-əntsEnglish