Synonym of slips through somebody's fingers

Verb

To break free from confinement or control
escapes flees flies absconds bolts decamps gets away skips gets out runs off clears out disappears skedaddles vanishes makes off busts slips departs deserts doubles elopes emerges lams leaves makes passes runs scarpers vamooses breaks free breaks out slips away takes off bails out beats a retreat breaks loose bursts out cuts loose gets free gets off makes a escape makes a getaway runs away runs for it sneaks away steals away takes flight beats a hasty retreat breaks away from breaks out of cuts and run does a bunk ducks out flies the coop hightails it hooks it legs it makes a run for it runs out on wriggles out does a moonlight flit does a runner makes a break for it makes oneself scarce does a disappearing act does a Skase does a vanishing act gets away with goes on the lam goes scot-free heads for the hills plays hooky shows a clean pair of heels takes a powder takes French leave works out of takes it on the lam takes on the lam takes to your heels

Verb

To evade or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill
eludes escapes evades avoids dodges ducks flees loses circumvents frustrates scapes shakes shirks shuns eschews outruns ditches doubles finesses flies foils outwits shucks shies thwarts escapes from runs from gets around shakes off gets away gets away from gives the slip slips away from gives the slip to runs around steers clear of runs away from stays shy of throws off the scent weasels out of gives the runaround shuffles out of slips through the net bilks leaves behind gets rid of gets shot of breaks away from gets free from gets clear of throws off sidesteps skirts bypasses beats shortcuts gets out of cheats misses goes around baffles wriggles out of finds a way round fends off funks parries skirts round outmanoeuvres outmaneuvers cops out of outdistances stays away from outstrips tergiversates balks skips baulks pussyfoots slips cuts defeats keeps clear of skives off gets round fights shy of gives a wide berth defies gives a wide berth to confounds clears ignores fudges skives neglects burkes jukes outflanks declines dances around keeps one's distance from weasels shrinks from shies from stymies pussyfoots around shuffles off slides out of hides from rids oneself of turns back on pays no attention to ducks out of backs out of sneaks away slips out finds a way out of sloughs off slips through the net of outpaces rids gets ahead of sneaks away from tricks circumnavigates skulks wriggles checks prevents keeps out of the way of overcomes skips out on jouks keeps at arm's length puts the move on stays clear of escapes the clutches of keeps your distance leads on a merry chase goldbricks malingers brushes off extricates oneself from works around gets past finds a way around pulls out of disregards discounts overlooks snubs dispenses with gets out of the way of ducks out of the way of swerves away from spurns hedges equivocates unheeds turns a blind eye to unminds turns your back on pays no heed to pays no mind takes no notice of lays low from tunes out waffles cold-shoulders forgets shirks from lets something slide scrimshanks challenges keeps away from quits dogs creeps leaves something undone bludges skimps on fences plays truant from keeps off bobs off loses sight of pays little attention to lies down on job has nothing to do with reneges welshes takes back road departs from winks at deviates from goes around the barn blinks at surpasses gives the cold shoulder to gives someone the brush-off cuts dead cuts someone cold gives someone the go-by shrinks cops out demurs hems and haws exceeds lays low puts off beats around the bush dances around an issue worms one's way out of beggars gives something a miss flinches short-circuits draws back hangs back boggles at jibs at backs away baulks at shies away turns away quails at sees the back of frees oneself from

Nearby Words

slipstick slipsticks slipstream slipstreams slips up slips up on slips through the net of slips through the net slips something over on slips past slips out of slips out from

Antonym of slips through somebody's fingers

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