give someone the slip

Related to word: slip

Pharse

Definition

  1. To evade or escape from someone who is following or pursuing you.

    擺脫

    • The thief easily gave the police the slip in the crowded market.

      小偷在擁擠的市場中輕易地擺脫了警察。

    • She managed to give her overly enthusiastic pursuer the slip by sneaking away at the end of the party.

      她設法在派對結束時悄悄溜走,擺脫了過於熱情的追求者。

    • In the darkness, they managed to give the guards the slip and escape the building.

      在黑暗中,他們成功擺脫了守衛並逃離了建築物。