- ditch him
- leave him, lose him, give him the slip
I tried to ditch him at the mall but he held on to my hand.
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ditch him
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ditch — [[t]dɪ̱tʃ[/t]] ditches, ditching, ditched 1) N COUNT A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of a road or field. 2) VERB If you ditch something that you have or are responsible for, you abandon it or get rid of it,… … English dictionary
ditch — v. get rid of; abandon (somebody or something). Oh, just ditch him. No one wants him anyway … English slang
Ditch Davey — (born 30 July 1975, in Melbourne) is an Australian actor. He was born Kristian Lind, but legally changed his name to Ditch when he was 18. Ditch came about because his older sister could not pronounce Christian, so instead she ended up calling… … Wikipedia
ditch — I. noun Etymology: Middle English dich, from Old English dīc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German tīch pond, dike Date: before 12th century a long narrow excavation dug in the earth (as for drainage) II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
ditch — ditch1 [dıtʃ] n [: Old English; Origin: dic] a long narrow hole dug at the side of a field, road etc to hold or remove unwanted water →↑last ditch ditch 2 ditch2 v 1.) [T] informal to stop having something because you no longer want it ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
give him the slip — leave him, ditch him We gave him the slip while he was in the washroom … English idioms
lose him — get away from him, ditch him I can lose him at the mall among the shops and people … English idioms
Maratha Ditch — (archaic spelling: Mahratta Ditch) was a three mile long moat excavated around Kolkata (then known as Calcutta) in the present Indian state of West Bengal, in 1742, as a protection against possible attacks by marauding Bargis, as the Marathas… … Wikipedia
Grim's Ditch — or Grim s Dyke (also Grimsdyke in derivative names) is a name shared by a number of bank and ditch earthworks. Enigmatic in both their naming and original function, examples are found across the chalk uplands of southern England. [See table]… … Wikipedia
send him flying — trip him, cause him to fall, ass over teakettle His motorcycle hit a rock and sent him flying into the ditch … English idioms
