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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But the drum sound wasn’t nearly as dismaying as the studio’s piano, which kept slipping out of tune.
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Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
The cob slips out of your hands, the butter won't go on evenly, and you're left with greasy fingers, and maybe even a greasy tablecloth.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Once Hagens slipped out of the top five, everyone was thinking it.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
In the hours following sunset on Saturday (June 28), the waxing crescent moon will line up with Mars and the bright star Regulus above the western horizon — before swiftly slipping out of view.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
The cob slips out of your hands, the butter won't go on evenly, and you're left with greasy fingers, and maybe even a greasy tablecloth.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
Once Hagens slipped out of the top five, everyone was thinking it.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 28 June 2025
In the hours following sunset on Saturday (June 28), the waxing crescent moon will line up with Mars and the bright star Regulus above the western horizon — before swiftly slipping out of view.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 June 2025
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“Slip out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20out. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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