give the shake

give (someone) the shake

Slang

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Erlea	-	Basque
Odo	-	Ancient Germanic
Alcmene	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Chinasa	-	Western African, Igbo
Juliana	[dʒu:li'a:nə]
Perttu	PERT-too	Finnish