의미: backslid

back·slide vi. (-slid[-slìd]; -slid, -slid·den[-slìdn]) (원래의 악습으로) 되돌아가다; 타락하다; 신앙을 버리다 《into》
━ n. 퇴보; 타락
-slìd·er n. -slìd·ing n.

sli 관용구

a slim chance

very little chance, not likely to happen """Is it going to rain today?"" ""Maybe. There's a slim chance."""

a slip of the tongue

a spoken error or mistake, a word that slips out I said brew instead of blue. It was a slip of the tongue.

a slippery slope

a path that leads to problems, a risky plan Nationalism is a slippery slope. It often leads to racism.

any way you slice it

(See no matter how you slice it)

clotheslined (hockey)

lifted by a bodycheck, hanging in the air Orr was clotheslined just as he crossed the line. What a check!

give him the slip

leave him, ditch him We gave him the slip while he was in the washroom.

give someone the slip

escape from someone The bank robbers were able to give the police the slip at first but they were soon caught.

it's been a slice (of life)

it has been an experience, it has been interesting "On the last day of work, Pam said, ""It's been a slice, Mag."""

mudsling

insult, criticize The Liberal leader lost my vote when he began mudslinging.

no matter how you slice it

it does not matter how you look at it No matter how you slice it, we have to hire more help.

piece/slice of the action

a share in the activity or the profits of something The inventor wanted a large piece of the action of the profits from the new computer that he had invented.

pink slip

dismissal notice from a job He received his pink slip yesterday and no longer has a job.

slim chance

(See a slim chance)

slimebucket

"crude, immoral person; scumbag" Only a slimebucket - a pervert - would molest a child.

slip

become lower, lose ground My grades slipped last semester. My average dropped from B to C.

slip a notch

be less skilful, not perform as well After the age of 30, your physical skills may slip a notch or two.

slip away

die, pass away Grandma slipped away during the night. She was gone by morning.

slip of the tongue

say the wrong thing at the wrong time His insult to the customer was a major slip of the tongue.

slip one

be forgotten I

slip out

speak carelessly, say it without thinking I didn't mean to answer, Sir. The words just slipped out.

slip up

cause a small mistake, make a booboo The singer didn't slip up once - not even a little mistake.

slip your mind

forget, not remember I met her at church last Sunday but her name slips my mind.

slippery slope

dangerous path, a path that leads to problems When you assume that people are bad, you are on a slippery slope.

there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip

"it is easy to spill what you are drinking; it is easy to make mistakes" On the side of the beer mug were these words: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip.

three slices short (of a full loaf)

mentally disabled, one brick short... If you order worm soup, they'll think you're three slices short.

best thing since sliced bread

absolutely the best thing ever

get off slim-slow

to lose weight

slipping

1. on the downward trend, losing the edge
2. not paying attention;"Yeah I caught that fool slippin' and I smoked him" -- ?? (??? [??])

slide over

pass over quickly； barely touch upon略过；稍为触及
This is not a matter that can be slid over；let's discuss it openly．这不是一个可以随便滑过去的问题，还是让我们坦率地加以讨论吧。
You may slide over the problem now， but I'm quite sure it will crop up again one day．眼下你可以回避这个问题，不过，我相信这问题有一天还会出现的。

slip by

pass away quietly（时间）悄悄过去
As the years slipped by，I thought less about her．随着岁月的流逝，我越来越不想她了。
The afternoon slipped by very pleasantly．一个下午很愉快地就过去了。

slip into

1． enter by sliding滑过
The car turned on the wet road and slipped into the fence．汽车开上潮湿的路面，滑进了围栏。
As the door closes the catch slips into place．门一关上，门扣就自动扣紧。
Be careful not to let errors slip into the proofs．注意不要让校样中出现差错。
2．enter silently or secretly 悄悄溜进 I have to come late，so I'll slip into the room at the back if you will save me a place．我会来迟一点，如果你愿意给我留个位子，我就从后面溜进屋去。
Later，Mother slipped into the children's room to make sure they were all asleep．过了一会儿，母亲悄悄走进孩子们的房间，看看他们睡着了没有。
3．pass…into secretly悄悄把…放入
She slipped a note into my hand when the teacher wasn't looking．老师没注意看的时候，她把一张条子悄悄地塞进我的手里。
He slipped a coin into the old man's hand．他把一枚硬币塞入老人手中。
4． put on quickly匆忙穿上
After supper， he slipped into his overcoat and went out．一吃完晚饭，他就披上大衣，出去了。

slip of the lip

the mistake of saying sth． one had not wanted or planned to say； an error of speech一时说错；失言
I didn't mind what he said， because I knew it was only a slip of the tongue．对他的话我并不介意，我知道他不过是一时说漏了嘴。
She didn't mean to tell our secret；it was a slip of the lip．她无意泄漏我们的秘密，她是不小心说漏了嘴。

slip of the pen

the mistake of writing sth． different from what one should or what one planned笔误
That was a slip of the pen，I meant to write September，not November．那是笔误，我原意是要写9月，不是11月。
It was by a slip of the pen that his letter was addressed to Hanzhong Road instead of Hankou Road．由于笔误，他的信寄到了汉中路而没有寄到汉口路。

slip of the tongue/lip

slip off

1．fall off by sliding unintentionally不慎滑落
I thought I was safe on the branch，until my foot slipped off and I fell to the ground．我本来认为我在树枝上很安全，但没想到我的脚滑了一下，摔到了地上。
The blanket slipped off the bed．毯子从床上滑落下来。
2．leave quietly悄悄溜走
Mary couldn't bear the party， so she slipped off while no one was looking．玛丽不想再在晚会上呆下去，于是她趁没人注意时溜走了。
He slipped off without waiting for a reply．他不等答复就溜走了。
3．remove（clothes） quickly急急脱掉（衣服）
He slipped his coat off and jumped into the river to save the drowning child．他匆忙脱掉外套，跳入河中去抢救落水儿童。
He slipped off his clothes and went into the bathroom．他迅速脱掉衣服走进浴室。

slip on

put on（clothes，etc．） quickly迅速穿上
She slipped her shoes on．她迅速穿上了鞋子。
Slip your clothes on and come with me．快穿上衣服跟我走。

slip through one's fingers

escape without sb．'s knowing how 从某人指缝中溜掉；失去（机会）
Mike earns a good wage， but he doesn't save a penny． Money just slips through his fingers．迈克收入不错，但他不存一分钱，钱都被他花掉了。
The opportunity will slip through your fingers if you do not seize it．这个机会你不抓住的话，就会错过的。

slippery as an eel

Idiom(s): (as) slippery as an eel

Theme: DECEPTION

devious; undependable.
• Tom can't be trusted. He's as slippery as an eel.
• It's hard to catch Joe in his office because he's slippery as an eel.

slip one's mind

Idiom(s): slip one's mind

Theme: FORGETFULNESS

[for something that was to be remembered] to be forgotten.
• I meant to go to the grocery store on the way home, but it slipped my mind.
• My birthday slipped my mind. I guess I wanted to forget it.

slick as a whistle

Idiom(s): (as) slick as a whistle

Theme: SPEED

quickly and cleanly; quickly and skillfully.
• Tom took a broom and a mop and cleaned the place up as slick as a whistle.
• Slick as a whistle, Sally pulled off the bandage.

slice of the cake

Idiom(s): slice of the cake

Theme: PORTION

a share of something.
• There's not much work around and so everyone must get a slice of the cake.
• The company makes huge profits and the workers want a slice of the cake.

let things slide

Idiom(s): let things slide

Theme: NEGLECT

to ignore the things that one is supposed to do; to fall behind in the doing of one's work.
• I am afraid that I have let things slide while I was recovering from my operation.
• If I let things slide for even one day, I get hopelessly behind in my work.

let the chance slip by

Idiom(s): let the chance slip by

Theme: NEGLECT

to lose the opportunity (to do something).
• When I was younger, I wanted to become a doctor, but I let the chance slip by.
• Don't let the chance slip by. Do it now!

let sth slip by

Idiom(s): let something slip by AND let something slide by

Theme: FORGETFULNESS

to forget or miss an important time or date.
• I'm sorry I just let your birthday slip by.
• I let it slide by accidentally.

let sth slip

Idiom(s): let sth slip (out)

Theme: REVELATION

to tell a secret by accident.
• I didn't let it slip out on purpose. It was an accident.
• John let the plans slip when he was talking to Bill.

let sth slide

Idiom(s): let sth slide

Theme: NEGLECT

to neglect something. (Informal.)
• John let his lessons slide.
• Jane doesn't let her work slide.

greatest thing since sliced bread

Idiom(s): greatest thing since sliced bread

Theme: GREAT

the best thing there ever was. (Usually sarcastic.)
• To hear her talk, you would think she had found the greatest thing since sliced bread.
• Todd thinks he is the greatest thing since sliced bread.

give sb the slip

Idiom(s): give sb the slip

Theme: ESCAPE

to escape from or elude someone. (Slang.)
• We followed her for two blocks, and then she gave us the slip.
• Max gave Lefty the slip.

get the slip

Idiom(s): get the slip

Theme: ESCAPE

[for someone] to elude or escape (someone). (Slang.)
• We followed her for two blocks, and then got the slip.
• The police got the slip, and the criminal got away.