| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| slip away |
die, pass away
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Grandma slipped away during the night. She was gone by morning.
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| slip of the tongue |
(See a slip of the tongue)
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| slip out |
leave quietly, slip away
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I'll slip out and check the parking meter. Be right back.
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| slip out |
speak carelessly, say it without thinking
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I didn't mean to answer, Sir. The words just slipped out.
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| slip up |
cause a small mistake, make a booboo
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The singer didn't slip up once - not even a little mistake.
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| slip your mind |
forget, not remember
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I met her at church last Sunday but her name slips my mind.
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| slippery slope |
dangerous path, a path that leads to problems
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When you assume that people are bad, you are on a slippery slope.
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| slo mo |
slow motion, movement becomes slower, time stands still
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Are you in slo mo today? You're moving like a snail!
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| sloshed to the gills |
very drunk, loaded, plastered,
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She was sloshed to the gills and singing very badly.
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| slow as a dead snail |
(See as slow as a dead snail)
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