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Discover LudwigThe phrase "slip the hook" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used in contexts where someone escapes a situation or avoids a commitment. Example: "After a long discussion, he managed to slip the hook and avoid taking on any extra responsibilities."
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Slip the hook inside the "frown" through the loose or triple band.
Slip the hook through the loop and into the chain under/next to it (attached to the spiral).
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But soon he hooked another large bass, which he fought halfway to the boat before it slipped the hook.
But when he slipped the hook of a bushy dry fly from its mouth, Bill gave me an I-told-you-so look.
When cooled, slip the earring hook through the hole and the dragonfly earrings are ready to wear.
Once made, all you need to do is slip the earring hook attachment through and it's ready to wear.
Now push up on the worm just a little so you can slip the point of the hook just under the surface of the plastic.
Chris DiMarco almost squandered the Phoenix Open, like a fisherman allowing his prize catch to slip off the hook.
A1 Cheney Faults Clinton on Iraq Dick Cheney, the secretary of defense during the gulf war, accused the Clinton administration of letting Saddam Hussein "slip off the hook" by avoiding weapon inspections.
"This is important to ensure that as gifted a communicator as Blair is not allowed to slip off the hook," he said.
Refraining from stating this loudly and clearly, and allowing Congress to slip off the hook, has been a puzzling and self-defeating strategy, leading to the crippling sequester and the politics of chronic debt-ceiling crisis.
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