give the slip
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He departed secretly;—according to some writers, to give the slip to King John; according to others, to escape his creditors.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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)
"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
Are you going 13 to give the slip to the sheriff’s officers of conscience by the one open door?”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 4 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
But it was not easy to give the slip to a man whose knuckly hand held him like a vice.
From The Big Otter by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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