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given someone the slip

given someone the slip is the past participle of give someone the slip.

Meaning of give someone the slip

Verb

give someone the slip (third-person singular simple present gives someone the slip, present participle giving someone the slip, simple past gave someone the slip, past participle given someone the slip)

  1. (idiomatic) To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.
    • The police chased the suspect for two days before he finally gave them the slip and vanished.

Questions about given someone the slip

What is given someone the slip the past participle of?
Given someone the slip is the past participle of give someone the slip.

Words near given someone the slip in the dictionary

  1. given someone the gears
  2. given someone the heave-ho
  3. given someone the old heave-ho
  4. given someone the runaround
  5. given someone the shits
  6. given someone the slip
  7. given someone the time
  8. given someone their cards
  9. given someone their flowers
  10. given someone to understand
  11. given someone what for

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