dar esquinazo
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, “to give corner”.
Verb edit
dar esquinazo (first-person singular present doy esquinazo, first-person singular preterite di esquinazo, past participle dado esquinazo)
- (idiomatic) to slip away (from), give someone the slip, get past
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “dar esquinazo a alguien”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014