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slip out

idiom
Meaning

To leave quietly and unnoticed.


Examples
SIMPLE

I will slip out of the party early tonight.

CONTEXTUAL

The meeting was incredibly boring, so I decided to slip out through the back door while nobody was looking.

COMPLEX

As the heated argument reached its peak, she chose to slip out of the room unnoticed to avoid the growing tension.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  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

    pink slip

    A notice of termination of employment.

  5. 05

    slip back to old ways

    to return to past bad habits

  6. 06

    slip into

    To put on some clothes rapidly.

  7. 07

    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.

  8. 08

    slip of the tongue

    A mistake in speech.

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