slip one past
To sneak something through a process or inspectionTo sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something.
» Tom slipped past the guards.
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1 sensesTo sneak something through a process or inspection; to hide something or conceal a fact; to prevent attention being drawn to something.
Your deception won't work: no inmate has slipped one past Officer Smith in years.
Examples
4 sentencesTom slipped past the guards.
Tom slipped past the guard.
ruТом проскользнул мимо охранника. — Wezel
Robert slipped past the guard.
Ziri slipped past Rima.
Forms
slips one past, slipping one past, slipped one past, slipped one past| Base form | slip one past · to slip one past |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slips one past |
| Present participle | slipping one past |
| Past simple | slipped one past |
| Past participle | slipped one past |
irregular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.