give the slip
Example Sentences
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With or without Ismail's aid, with or without his enmity, he must control his eighty men and give the slip to the mullah, and he went at once about the best way to do both.
From King of the Khyber Rifles by Mundy, Talbot
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)
To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
"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
