give the slip
Example Sentences
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It is said that on one occasion he managed even to give the slip to Claverhouse himself, which, you know, is not easy.”
From Hunted and Harried by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
"Sure!" he says, and she give the slip to the waiter.
From Gullible's Travels, Etc. by Lardner, Ring
"The lobby doors are open wide, And if I don't get in, But give the slip to our stern Whip, Just won't there be a din!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 19th 1893 by Various
But it was not easy to give the slip to a man whose knuckly hand held him like a vice.
From The Big Otter by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
He departed secretly;—according to some writers, to give the slip to King John; according to others, to escape his creditors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
