slip out meaning and examples
Meaning
- Slip out means to leave a place quietly or secretly so that others do not notice, or for words to come out unintentionally.
Grammar and Usage
- Part of speech: phrasal verb
- Intransitive verb: "He slipped out while nobody was watching."
- Can also refer to something being said unintentionally: "The secret slipped out during the conversation."
Variations
- Slip out of: to quietly exit from a place, event, or clothing item.
Example: "She slipped out of the room without saying goodbye."
Common Phrases
- slip out of the room
- slip out quietly
- let it slip out (say something accidentally)
Collocations
- slip out quietly/secretly/early
- slip out of bed/clothes/meeting
- words/secrets slip out
Examples
- He slipped out of the meeting before it was over.
- The truth finally slipped out during their argument.
- She slipped out of her shoes and lay on the bed.
- I didn’t mean to say that—it just slipped out.
- He slipped out quietly so as not to wake the children.
- The cat slipped out through the open door.
- His frustration slipped out in his tone of voice.
- sneak out
- tiptoe out
- leave quietly
- blurt out (for speech meaning)
Antonym
- walk in boldly
- announce
- hold back (for speech)
