Escape and Fall back

Escape

Escape verb - To get free from a dangerous or confining situation.

Fall back and escape are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Fall back" instead a verb "Escape".

Fall back

Fall back verb - To move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable).

Escape and fall back are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Escape" instead a verb "Fall back".

Both terms in one sentence

  • If the Guardsmen fall back from shooting, they may escape the close combat, rally, turn around, and light up the Berserkers.
  • Fingore In ep 25, as the Female Titan attempts to escape from Eren's Unstoppable Rage by climbing the wall of Stohess, Mikasa shows up and slices its fingers off, causing it to fall back down.
    Source: Fingore
  • In Disney's Sleeping Beauty the fairies are too late to prevent Aurora from pricking her finger, forcing them to fall back on the escape clause that Merryweather added to Maleficent's curse.
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