I will slip into a comfortable sweater before we go out.
slip into
idiomTo put on some clothes rapidly.
She had only five minutes to get ready, so she quickly slipped into her dress and ran out the door.
After the long, formal ceremony concluded, he retreated to his room to slip into something more comfortable for the evening reception.
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give someone the slip
To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.
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let slip
To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
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let something slip
To accidentally reveal a secret.
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pink slip
A notice of termination of employment.
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slip back to old ways
to return to past bad habits
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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.
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slip of the tongue
A mistake in speech.
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slip out
To leave quietly and unnoticed.