To give someone the slip

Posted by Smokey Stover on March 30, 2004

In Reply to: Meaning of the phrase posted by Pauline Roper on March 30, 2004

: To give one (or something) the slip.

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If someone is trailing you or following you or dogging your steps or tailing you or trying to keep you in sight, you give them the slip by dodging out of their sight and disappearing from their view, so that you can no longer be followed. Or I suppose you could be carrying around a slip of paper, or a woman's undergarment, and decided to give it to somebody. SS

• To give someone the slip R. Berg 30/March/04
  • To give someone the slip Smokey Stover 31/March/04