strike slip

Saleem believes that the strike came from a nearby airbase across the Iranian border.

Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.

The heir apparent and his brothers were cowering in fear, afraid to strike, yet hoping that others would strike for them.

So my mother begged me to slip into the Rooms, with what was left, and try to get something back.

On this the royal band of music would strike up its liveliest airs, and a great bell would toll its evening warning.

What the economist does is to slip out of the difficulty altogether by begging the whole question.