give (someone) 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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gaspard-French
Gracjan-Polish
Kailash-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Doran['dɔ:ræn]
SietseSEET-səFrisian
Ladislav-Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian