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### **2. **
**"Although I saw her walking towards the exit, she somehow gave me the slip and disappeared before I could reach her. "**
با اینکه دیدم او به سمت خروجی می رود، او به طریقی از دستم فرار کرد و قبل از اینکه به او برسم، ناپدید شد.
### **3. **
**"I thought I had caught the thief, but he gave me the slip by running into a crowded street. "**
فکر کردم دزد را گیر انداخته ام، اما او با دویدن به یک خیابان شلوغ از دستم فرار کرد.
### **4. **
**"She pretended to be busy, and just when I was about to ask her something, she gave me the slip. "**
او تظاهر کرد که مشغول است، و درست وقتی که داشتم چیزی از او می پرسیدم، از دستم فرار کرد.
### **5. **
**"After trying to meet him for days, I finally saw him in the caf�, but as soon as I approached, he gave me the slip. "**
بعد از روزها تلاش برای ملاقات با او، بالاخره او را در کافه دیدم، اما به محض اینکه نزدیک شدم، از دستم فرار کرد.
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### **6. **
**"The suspect tried to lose the detectives, and after a few turns, he gave them the slip by disappearing into a hidden alley. "**
متهم سعی کرد کارآگاه ها را گم کند، و بعد از چند پیچیدن، با ناپدید شدن در یک کوچه مخفی از دستشان فرار کرد.
### **7. **
**"He told me he would meet me at the park, but when I arrived, he had already given me the slip. "**
او به من گفت که در پارک ملاقات می کند، اما وقتی رسیدم، او قبلاً از دستم فرار کرده بود.
### **8. **
**"I tried to follow him all day, but every time I was close, he gave me the slip and I lost him again. "**
تمام روز سعی کردم او را دنبال کنم، اما هر بار که به او نزدیک می شدم، از دستم فرار می کرد و دوباره او را گم می کردم.
### **9. **
**"Even though I thought I had caught up with her, she gave me the slip by jumping into a taxi. "**
با اینکه فکر می کردم به او رسیده ام، او با پریدن به داخل یک تاکسی از دستم فرار کرد.
### **10. **
**"When I finally cornered him in the alley, he gave me the slip by climbing up the fire escape. "**
وقتی بالاخره او را در کوچه گیر انداختم، با بالا رفتن از نردبان آتش نشانی از دستم فرار کرد.
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### **Key Takeaways:**
📌 **"Give someone the slip"** means to **escape from someone pursuing you in a clever or sneaky way**.
📌 It is often used to describe someone who **avoids capture or detection at the last moment**.
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### **Historical Background:**
- In old sailing days, when a ship **needed to flee an enemy or a dangerous situation quickly**, instead of **wasting time pulling up the anchor**, the sailors would **cut the anchor rope** and sail away immediately.
- This was called **"slipping the anchor"**, meaning the ship had **escaped before being caught**.
- Over time, this concept evolved into the phrase **"give someone the slip, "** meaning to **escape from someone who is pursuing you**.
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### **First Recorded Use:**
The phrase **appeared in print as early as the 16th century**. One of the earliest known literary references is found in **Thomas Dekker's** work ( a playwright from the late 1500s ) , where "give the slip" is used in the sense of **escaping or avoiding someone**.
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### **How the Meaning Evolved:**
- Originally: **Sailing term → "slipping the anchor"**
- Later: **Generalized → "escaping from someone/something"**
- Now: **Common idiom → "getting away from a pursuer in a sneaky or clever way"**
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### **Examples in Modern English:**
1️⃣ **"The suspect gave the police the slip by jumping over a fence. "**
2️⃣ **"She saw her ex at the mall and quickly gave him the slip. "**
3️⃣ **"The thief managed to give the security guards the slip in the crowd. "**
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### **Persian Equivalent ( ترجمه فارسی ) :**
📌 **"از دست کسی در رفتن"**
📌 **"پیچوندن کسی"**
📌 **"فرار کردن به شکل زیرکانه"**
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