give smb. the slip

give smb. the slip: (give smb. the slip (тж. give the slip to smb.))

удрать, ускользнуть, улизнуть от кого-л.

Mind what I say - he has given his friends the slip, and persuaded this delicate young creetur [= creature], all along of her fondness for him, to be his guide and travelling companion... (Ch. Dickens, ‘The Old Curiosity Shop’, ch. XVIII) — Он дал тягу от своих родственников. Ты в это вникни! Дал тягу и подговорил это нежное существо, которое в нем души не чает, бежать вместе с ним...

‘I didn't try to give you the slip,’ said Marvel, in a voice that was not far remote from tears. (H. G. Wells, ‘The Invisible Man’, ch. 13) — - Я и не думал удирать от вас, - сказал Марвел чуть не плача.

I guessed Cap Hawkins would get a search party out after me, and he did rightenough, but I managed to give 'em the slip. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 3) — Я понимал, что Хаукинс вышлет людей разыскивать меня. Так он и сделал, да я ускользнул.

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give smb the slip — escape from someone The bank robbers were able to give the police the slip at first but they were soon caught … Idioms and examples
slip — I n. error 1) to make a slip (of the tongue) 2) a Freudian slip escape (colloq.) 3) to give smb. the slip piece of paper 4) a credit (BE), deposit slip (in a bank); a sales slip (AE) 5) a call slip ( request for a library book ) 6) a pink slip (… … Combinatory dictionary

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