slip through
slip through · slips through · slipped through · slipping through
To get past an inspection or procedure without any issueTo get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.
» Tom slipped in through the back door.
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2 sensesTo get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.
To barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.
Examples
15 sentencesTom slipped in through the back door.
I let a valuable opportunity slip through my fingers.
I won't let a chance like that slip through my fingers again.
deEine solche Chance lasse ich mir nicht noch einmal durch die Lappen gehen. — PeterR
The more you control people, the more they slip through your fingers.
The cat slipped through the fence.
deDie Katze schlüpfte durch den Zaun. — Yorwba
Forms
slips through, slipping through, slipped through, slipped through| Base form | slip through · to slip through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slips through |
| Present participle | slipping through |
| Past simple | slipped through |
| Past participle | slipped through |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
11 phrasal verbs- slip upспіткнутися, спотикатисяTo err, falter; to make a mistake, especially a seemingly small error.
- slip offзняти, зніматиTo leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed
- slip inвставити, вставлятиTo include (e.g. a certain word or phrase) into a sentence discreetly.
- slip awayпройти, проходитиTo leave without being noticed.
- slip byпройти, проходитиTo pass without being noticed or intercepted.
- slip outTo leave quietly and unnoticed.
- slip downTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.
- slip backTo return to a previous habit
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb