The glass slipped through his fingers and crashed to the ground.
•The rope slipped through his fingers and followed the anchor to the bottom of the lake.
2. Fig. to escape from someone; to elude someone's capture or control. •The prisoner slipped through the sheriff 's fingers.
•Don't let Max slip through your fingers again this time!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slip through one's fingers — {v. phr.} To escape without someone s knowing how. * /Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers./ * /Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn t save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
slip through one's fingers — {v. phr.} To escape without someone s knowing how. * /Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers./ * /Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn t save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers./ … Dictionary of American idioms
slip\ through\ one's\ fingers — v. phr. To escape without someone s knowing how. Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers. Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn t save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers … Словарь американских идиом
slip through (your) fingers — 1. if something you hope to achieve slips through your fingers, you do not manage to achieve it. He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers twice. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism. I can t let it slip through… … New idioms dictionary
let (someone) slip through (your) fingers — to allow someone to escape from you. The police let the main suspect slip through their fingers … New idioms dictionary
slip — slip1 [ slıp ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over: Margaret slipped and broke her arm. slip on: Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor. a ) intransitive if something… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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 — 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 — I UK [slɪp] / US verb Word forms slip : present tense I/you/we/they slip he/she/it slips present participle slipping past tense slipped past participle slipped *** 1) [intransitive] if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your… … English dictionary
slip — [[t]slɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ slips, slipping, slipped 1) VERB If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance. He had slipped on an icy pavement... Be careful not to slip. Syn: slide 2) VERB If something slips, it slides out of place or out of… … English dictionary
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
