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

HSK 6

趁大家不注意，他悄悄溜之大吉了。

Chèn dàjiā bù zhùyì, tā qiāoqiāo liūzhī-dàjí le.

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

HSK 7-9

老板一来，他就溜之大吉，不见踪影。

Lǎobǎn yī lái, tā jiù liūzhī-dàjí, bújiàn zōngyǐng.

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

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