Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom to give the slip ........

English (CPO) Idiom & Phrases

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.

to give the slip

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SSC CPO 13th-March-2019-Shift-1

to keep low

to escape

to hit someone

to hide

- The idiom "to give the slip" means to successfully avoid or escape from someone or something that's following or pursuing you.

- Option 1, "to keep low," suggests staying unnoticed or maintaining a low profile. This involves avoiding attention but doesn't imply escaping.

- Option 2, "to escape," refers to getting away from a situation or person, matching the idiom exactly.

- Option 3, "to hit someone," is about physical confrontation, which isn't related to escaping or evading.

- Option 4, "to hide," also involves staying out of sight but doesn't imply the act of escaping as the idiom does.

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