give someone the slip
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Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]give someone the slip (third-person singular simple present gives someone the slip, present participle giving someone the slip, simple past gave someone the slip, past participle given someone the slip)
- (idiomatic) To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.
- The police chased the suspect for two days before he finally gave them the slip and vanished.
- 1979, Blondie, One Way or Another (song)
- One way or another I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonna give you the slip.
Translations
[edit]to evade, escape, or get away from somebody
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