Giving
the Slip
© 1999, Chris Heller
Giving the Slip
At certain points in our lives, we are all given the slip. That is, we are left in the dust by someone or something we are pursuing. Sometimes we are victims of subterfuge; sometimes mere speed and agility. Ironically, though we are "given" the slip, we end up with nothing. Indeed, the reason being given the slip is so infuriating is that we are left without whatever it was that we wanted so badly. The word "slip" represents this lack of fulfillment.