Смысл: babies'-slippers

babies'-slippers[͵beıbızʹslıpəz]
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<Í> лядвенец рогатый (Lotus corniculatus)

slip Идиома

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.

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.

pink slip

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

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.

slipping

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

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.

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.

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.

Freudian Slip

If someone makes a Freudian slip, they accidentally use the wrong word, but in doing so reveal what they are really thinking rather than what they think the other person wants to hear.

Many a slip twixt cup and lip

There's many a slip twixt cup and lip means that many things can go wrong before something is achieved.

Slippery customer

A person from whom it is difficult to get anything definite or fixed is a slippery customer.

give the slip|give|slip

v. To escape from (someone); run away from unexpectedly; sneak away from. An Indian was following, but Boone gave him the slip by running down a hill. Some boys were waiting outside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip.

let slip|let|slip

v. phr. To unintentionally reveal. Ellen let it slip that she had been a witness to the accident.

sales check|check|sales|sales slip|slip

n. A paper which the clerk gives the person who bought something; a paper that shows what you bought in a store and how much you paid for it. Mrs. Smith checked the sales slip with what she bought. Mary brought the sales check when she returned the dress so she could get her money back.

slip a cog|cog|gear|slip|slip a gear

v. phr., slang To make a mistake. I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor. Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He's slipping his gears if he's promised to take the boys camping.
Compare: SLIP UP.

slip away|slip

v. phr. To leave unnoticed. The party was such a bore that we decided to quietly slip away.

slip of the pen|pen|slip

n. phr. The mistake of writing something different from what you should or what you planned. That was a slip of the pen. I meant to write September, not November. I wish you would forget it. That was a slip of the pen.

slip of the tongue|slip|slip of the lip|tongue

n. phr. The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn't made a slip of the tongue. She didn't mean to tell our secret; it was a slip of the lip.

slip off|slip

v. phr. 1. To slide off something. The children climbed up the hill but when it was time to come down, they didn't walk, but slipped off the smooth, old ledges. 2. See: SLIP AWAY.

slip one's mind|mind|slip

v. phr. To forget something. I meant to mail those letters but it entirely slipped my mind.

slip through one's fingers|finger|fingers|slip

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.

slip up|slip

v. phr. To make a mistake. Someone at the bank slipped up. There are only 48 pennies in this 50c roll of coins. If he hadn't slipped up on the last questions, his score on the test would have been perfect.

slipup

n. A mistake. "I'm sorry, sir. That was an unfortunate slipup," the barber said when he scratched the client's face.

give the slip

give the slip
Escape or evade someone. For example, He saw the rival gang approaching but managed to give them the slip. [Mid-1500s]

let slip

let slip
1) Also, let slip or slide by; let slide. Miss an opportunity; waste time. For example, We forgot to buy a ticket and let our big chance slip by, or He let the whole day slide by. The first term dates from the mid-1500s, the variant from the late 1500s.
2) Also, let slip out. Reveal something, usually inadvertently, as in He let it slip out that he had applied for the vacant position. [Mid-1800s]
3) let slip through one's fingers. Fail to seize an opportunity, as in We could have won the trophy but we let it slip through our fingers. [First half of 1600s]

slip a cog

slip a cog
Also, slip a gear or one's gears. Lose one's ability to reason soundly or make correct judgments, as in She must have slipped a cog or she would never have gone out barefoot in December, or What's the matter with him? Has he slipped his gears? These slangy usages allude to a mechanical failure owing to the cog of a gear or a gear failing to mesh. The first dates from about 1930, the variant from the 1960s.

slip something over on

slip something over on
Hoodwink, trick, as in Her lawyer tried to slip one over on him, but his lawyer wouldn't let him get away with it, or Don't trust Dan—he's always slipping something over on his customers. [c. 1900]

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