溜之大吉

liūzhī-dàjí

idiom #28,723

Meanings

1 to sneak away
2 to slip away
3 to make oneself scarce

Characters

to sneak; to slide away

classical particle (of; 's)

lucky; auspicious

Examples

老板一来，他就溜之大吉，不见踪影。

Lǎobǎn yīlái, tā jiù liūzhīdàjí, bùjiàn zōngyǐng.

The moment the boss arrived, he slipped away and was nowhere to be seen.

趁大家不注意，他悄悄溜之大吉了。

Chèn dàjiā bù zhùyì, tā qiāoqiāo liūzhīdàjí le.

Taking advantage of no one watching, he quietly snuck away.

Tips

memory

溜 means to sneak or slide; 大吉 means great luck or good fortune. The humorous idea: slipping away is your best 'lucky' move. Imagine someone gleefully sliding out the back door, congratulating themselves.

Stroke Order

溜 liū

之 zhī

大 dà

吉 jí