Shawshanking it

To escape from prison, esp. through the sewage system.

The term is derived from The Shawshank Redemption, where Andy Dufresne escapes from prison after many years through a drainage pipe.

Past tense - shawshanked it.

Prisoner 1: Where's Harry?

Prisoner 2: He's shawshanking it tonight. Let's see if he gets to Mexico too.

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