to give the slip

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• give the slip — give (someone) the slip informal : to escape (someone) : to get away from (someone) The intruder ran from the police and gave them the slip. • • • Main Entry: ↑slip …   Useful english dictionary

• give 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 the slip — {v.} To escape from (someone); run away from unexpectedly; sneak away from. * /An Indian was following, but Boone gave him the slip by running down a hill./ * /Some boys were waiting outside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• give the slip — {v.} To escape from (someone); run away from unexpectedly; sneak away from. * /An Indian was following, but Boone gave him the slip by running down a hill./ * /Some boys were waiting outside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• give\ the\ slip — v To escape from (someone); run away from unexpectedly; sneak away from. An Indian was following, but Boone gave him the slip by running down a hill. Some boys were waiting outside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip …   Словарь американских идиом

• give the slip — I know a lingerie buyer who gave his wife the slip …   English expressions

• 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 the slip (to) —   Escape from …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• 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