slip out (of something)

slip out (of something)
slip out (of something)
1. to sneak out of a place unnoticed. •

Gloria slipped out of the theater at intermission.

She slipped out and went home.

2. to slide out of an article of clothing. •

She slipped out of her dress and hung it neatly in the closet.

Ted slipped out of his T-shirt and left it on the floor where it fell.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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