give the shake

give (someone) the shake

To escape, slip away from, or rid oneself of someone. The burglar was able to give the police the shake by ducking into a series of back alleys.

give (someone) the shake

Slang

To escape from or get rid of: We managed to give our pursuers the shake.

See also: give, shake

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

give (someone) the shake
the slip
give (one) the slip
give somebody the slip
give someone the slip
give the slip
keep (someone or something) in sight
keep in sight
keep sight of
keep sight of (someone or something)

References in periodicals archive

They contain high filler loadings, intentionally varied to give the shakes random thickness.

Beyond decking: wood composites branch out: extruded decking still drives the embryonic wood-filled plastics market. But injection and compression molded wood composites are coming on strong, and extruded profiles are moving toward more complex millwork shapes

He may have been playing up to the cameras at the pre-match press conference, but the thought of the world's best player and his Brazilian team-mates up against you is enough to give the shakes to any manager.

'We want to take on the best'

词组	give the shake
释义	give the shake give (someone) the shake To escape, slip away from, or rid oneself of someone. The burglar was able to give the police the shake by ducking into a series of back alleys. See also: give, shake Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give (someone) the shake Slang To escape from or get rid of: We managed to give our pursuers the shake. See also: give, shake American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: give (someone) the shake the slip give (one) the slip give somebody the slip give someone the slip give the slip keep (someone or something) in sight keep in sight keep sight of keep sight of (someone or something) References in periodicals archive They contain high filler loadings, intentionally varied to give the shakes random thickness. Beyond decking: wood composites branch out: extruded decking still drives the embryonic wood-filled plastics market. But injection and compression molded wood composites are coming on strong, and extruded profiles are moving toward more complex millwork shapes He may have been playing up to the cameras at the pre-match press conference, but the thought of the world's best player and his Brazilian team-mates up against you is enough to give the shakes to any manager. 'We want to take on the best'
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