逃脱

The prisoner broke away from his guards.

The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters.

clean/lucky escape

flee from the field of battle

make one's escape on the way

escape unscathed; escape without a scratch

flee from the jaws of death

He attempted to divest himself of all responsibility.

He was isolated and cut off from help, and unable to escape from the claws of the enemy.

shake off/escape one's responsibility for an offence/a crime

evade paying one's debt; put off/stall off/dodge/avoid a creditor

succeed in evading/escaping responsibility

weasel out of a hard situation; weasel one's way out of a predicament

escape the penalties; escape without punishment; escape with impunity; get off/get away/escape scot-free