Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Idioms

Question:

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given Idiom:-

Give him the slip 

Options:

Evade or escape from someone

To give a receipt

Submitting documents for verirication

To be very angry

Correct Answer:

Evade or escape from someone

Explanation:

 

The most appropriate meaning of the idiom "give him the slip" is evade or escape from someone. The idiom comes from the idea of slipping out of someone's grasp, like a piece of paper slipping out of your hand. In a figurative sense, to say that you "gave him the slip" means that you evaded or escaped from someone who was trying to catch you.

The other options are not as accurate descriptions of the meaning of the idiom. To give a receipt is not the same as evading or escaping from someone. Submitting documents for verification is not typically associated with the idiom "give him the slip." To be very angry is not typically associated with the idiom "give him the slip."