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slip away; make one's get-away

táo zhī yāo yāo

逃 之 夭 夭

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derogslip away; make one's get-away
- nà xiǎo tōu yǐ jīng táo zhī yāo yāo
  那小偷已经逃之夭夭。
  The thief got clean away.
- gāi tuán huǒ zuì zhōng xié dà liàng xiàn jīn hé zhū bǎo táo zhī yāo yāo
  该团伙最终携大量现金和珠宝逃之夭夭。
  The gang finally fled with a large amount of cash and jewellery.
- zéi tōu le qián táo zhī yāo yāo le
  贼偷了钱逃之夭夭了。
  The thief got clean away with the money.
synonym
luò huāng ér táo落荒而逃 liū zhī dà jí溜之大吉 wàng fēng ér táo望风而逃

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