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1 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) meglóg vki elől -
2 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) meglóg vki elől -
3 slip
színes agyagkeverék, bujtvány, kombiné, női ing to slip: levet, leemel (szemet kötésnél), becsúsztat, ojt* * *I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) (el)csúszik2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) kicsúszik3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) (meg)téved4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) (ki)oson5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) megszökik6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) (be)csúsztat2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) (el)csúszás2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) botlás3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombiné4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) sólya•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) cédula
См. также в других словарях:
give somebody the slip — give sb the ˈslip idiom (informal) to escape or get away from sb who is following or chasing you • I managed to give him the slip by hiding behind a wall. Main entry: ↑slipidiom … Useful english dictionary
give someone the slip — give (someone) the slip informal to escape from someone who is with you, following you, or watching you. There was a man following me when I left the office, but I gave him the slip on the crowded main street … New idioms dictionary
give someone the slip — ► give someone the slip informal evade or escape from someone. Main Entry: ↑slip … English terms dictionary
give someone the slip — (informal) ESCAPE FROM, get away from, evade, dodge, elude, lose, shake off, throw off (the scent), get clear of. → slip * * * give someone the slip To escape from someone, usu by cunning • • • Main Entry: ↑slip * * * give someone the slip… … Useful english dictionary
give someone the slip — tv. to escape from a pursuer. □ We were on his tail until he gave us the slip. □ I can give her the slip in no time at all … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
give smb the slip — escape from someone The bank robbers were able to give the police the slip at first but they were soon caught … Idioms and examples
give somebody the slip — verb To evade, escape, or get away from somebody. The police chased the guy for two days before he finally gave them the slip and vanished … Wiktionary
give someone the slip — informal we gave Murphy the slip and headed for the docks Syn: escape from, get away from, evade, dodge, elude, lose, shake off, throw off (the scent), get clear of … Thesaurus of popular words
give him the slip — leave him, ditch him We gave him the slip while he was in the washroom … English idioms
To give one the slip — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
give someone the slip — informal evade or escape from someone. → slip … English new terms dictionary
