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• give somebody the slip — give sb the ˈslip idiom (informal) to escape or get away from sb who is following or chasing you • I managed to give him the slip by hiding behind a wall. Main entry: ↑slipidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the elbow — give sb the ˈelbow idiom (BrE, informal) to tell sb that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell sb to go away Main entry: ↑elbowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the slip — verb To evade, escape, or get away from somebody. The police chased the guy for two days before he finally gave them the slip and vanished …   Wiktionary

• give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• give away — verb 1. make a gift of (Freq. 3) She gave away her antique furniture • Hypernyms: ↑give, ↑gift, ↑present • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make known to the publi …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone theslip —    If you give somebody the slip, you manage to hide or get away from the person who is following you.     The police were on his trail, but he managed to give them the slip …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• give up — verb 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime (Freq. 9) you ve forfeited your right to name your successor forfeited property • Syn: ↑forfeit, ↑throw overboard, ↑waiv …   Useful english dictionary

• give notice — verb 1. inform (somebody) of something I advised him that the rent was due • Syn: ↑advise, ↑notify, ↑send word, ↑apprise, ↑apprize • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• give the axe — verb 1. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers • Syn: ↑displace, ↑fire, ↑give notice, ↑can, ↑dismiss, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• give the sack — verb terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers • Syn: ↑displace, ↑fire, ↑give notice, ↑can, ↑dismiss, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary