give someone the slip

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Toevade,escape, orget awayfrom somebody.The police chased the suspect for two days before he finallygave them the slipand vanished.1979,Blondie,One Way or Another(song)One way or another I'm gonna lose ya, I'm gonnagive you the slip.

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