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pink slip

idiom

A notice of termination of employment.


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  1. 01

    give someone the slip

    To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.

  2. 02

    let slip

    To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.

  3. 03

    let something slip

    To accidentally reveal a secret.

  4. 04

    slip back to old ways

    to return to past bad habits

  5. 05

    slip into

    To put on some clothes rapidly.

  6. 06

    slip of the pen

    A mistake in handwriting; (loosely) any minor error by the writer that made it into print, having not been caught by editors or proofreaders.

  7. 07

    slip of the tongue

    A mistake in speech.

  8. 08

    slip out

    To leave quietly and unnoticed.

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