give someone the slip
Lose a follower
To give someone the slip is to escape or evade them, especially by cunning or stealth: She gave her bodyguards the slip and went shopping alone.
The phrase suggests eluding pursuit or surveillance rather than simply leaving.
You might give the slip to a pursuer, a tail, or anyone whose attention you want to shake.
- absquatulateTo leave abruptly
- lamFlight from authorities
- fly the coopDepart secretly, suddenly
- abscondFlee to avoid capture
- decampDepart abruptly, often secretly
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