give the shake



give (someone) the shake

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

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SylviSUYL-vee (Finnish)Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish
Laila (1)LAY-lə (English), LIE-lə (English)Arabic, English
Annettea-NET (French), ə-NET (English)French, English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch
Domitila-Spanish, Portuguese
Griselda[gri'zeldə]
BraidyBRAY-deeEnglish (Rare)