Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give someone the slip

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-one the s-lip
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives someone the slip (present, singular) giving someone the slip (participle, present) gave someone the slip (past) given someone the slip (participle, past)

Questions

What does give someone the slip mean?
To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.

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