give someone the slip (verb) lam: escape
Sinonime: animated,
buoyant, carefree, cheerful, cheery, chirpy, gay, gladsome, gleeful,
jaunty, jocund,
jolly, jovial,
joyful, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, sprightly,
sunny,
vivaciousAntonime: heavyhearted,
morose, sad,
sorrowful, unhappy