give him the slip

give him the slip
leave him, ditch him
  

We gave him the slip while he was in the washroom.


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  • 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 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

  • The Slip (album) — The Slip Studio album …   Wikipedia

  • The Fixer Uppers — Infobox Film name = The Fixer Uppers caption = director = Charley Rogers producer = Hal Roach writer = Stan Laurel Frank Tashlin released = February 9, 1935 runtime = 19 min. language = English budget = preceded by = Tit for Tat followed by =… …   Wikipedia

  • slip — slip1 [ slıp ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over: Margaret slipped and broke her arm. slip on: Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor. a ) intransitive if something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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