slip out

phrasal verb

slipped out; slipping out; slips out
1
: to slide out
The hammer slipped out of my hands.
2
: to leave a place without being noticed
We'll slip out (through) the back door.
3
: to be said by mistake
I didn't intend to tell them. It just slipped out.

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There’s a hidden zipper so the pillow won’t slip out mid-sleep. Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024 Davis got her promotion to D.C.-based admiral’s aide, after seeing Sonny slip out of a meeting with her bosses. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 6 Oct. 2024 But while awaiting sentencing, Francis slipped out of his ankle monitor and disappeared. Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024 Two German paratroopers, who had been brought to the camp six days before, slipped out at night by climbing over a fence. Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slip out 

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“Slip out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20out. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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