give someone the slip
Verb
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Verb
- (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.
- French: fausser compagnie
- Russian: ускользну́ть
- Spanish: dar esquinazo, salirse por la tangente
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