The old sailor finally slipped the cable last night.
slip the cable
idiomTo die.
After a long and difficult illness, the captain peacefully slipped the cable surrounded by his family.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, the weary traveler slipped the cable, leaving behind the burdens of a long and storied life.
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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 into
To put on some clothes rapidly.
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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.