- ˌslip sth ˈon
- phrasal verb
to put clothes onAnn slipped the jacket on.[/ex]
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ˌslip sth ˈon
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ˌslip sth ˈoff — phrasal verb to take a piece of clothing off quickly Slip your shirt off.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slip — 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 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
slip — 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)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
slip*/*/ — [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… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
slip-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… … Financial and business terms
slip out — ˌslip ˈout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they slip out he/she/it slips out present participle slipping out past tense … Useful english dictionary
slip 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 … Useful english dictionary
slip 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 * * * … Useful english dictionary
slip — ▪ 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… … Financial and business terms
slip into sth — UK US slip into sth Phrasal Verb with slip({{}}/slɪp/ verb ( pp ) ► to gradually start to be in a bad state or condition: »The world economy slowed and the US and parts of Europe slipped into recession … Financial and business terms
