to slip sth to sb
1ˌslip sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to take a piece of clothing off quickly Slip your shirt off.[/ex] …
2ˌslip sth ˈon — phrasal verb to put clothes on Ann slipped the jacket on.[/ex] …
3slip — 1 /slIp/ verb slipped, slipping 1 SLIDE (I) to accidentally slide a short distance quickly or to fall by sliding: Suddenly, Frank slipped and fell over the edge. | My foot slipped and I nearly fell. see also: slippery 2 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive …
4slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …
5slip*/*/ — [slɪp] verb I 1) if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you fall or lose your balance Margaret slipped and broke her arm.[/ex] Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor.[/ex] 2) [I] if something slips, it slides out of the position it… …
6slip-up — ˈslip up noun [countable] a careless mistake that spoils a process or plan: • Slip ups by the company s management resulted in the launch failure. * * * slip up UK US noun [C] ► a careless mistake: »The candidate often blamed others when he made… …
7slip out — ˌslip ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they slip out he/she/it slips out present participle slipping out past tense …
8slip through the net — slip through the net/cracks/ phrase to fail to be caught or protected by the system that was intended to catch or protect you A lot of poor people are slipping through the net because they don’t know what they’re entitled to. Thesaurus: forgetful …
9slip your mind — slip your mind/memory/ phrase if something slips your mind memory , you forget to do it How could she have let something so important slip her mind? Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: slip * * * …
10slip — ▪ I. slip slip 1 [slɪp] verb slipped PTandPPX slipping PRESPARTX [intransitive] to become worse or less or fall to a lower amount, standard etc than before: • There are fears that consumer confidence may be slipping. • Earnings per share slipped… …
