gave the them the slip definition
Give Him The Slip. To  give someone the slip  is to escape, or get away from that person. Example: Quick-there is a police car behind us; let's give him the slip !. Something  slip s (verb) when it gets away from where it is supposed to be. A  slip  (noun) is an old English word for a fake coin; if you bought something and paid for it with a fake coin, you gave the seller  the slip .