slip away

slip away
I.
go away quietly, sneak out
  

While the men watched the fight, the boys slipped away unnoticed.

II.
die, pass away
  

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


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  • slip away — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms slip away : present tense I/you/we/they slip away he/she/it slips away present participle slipping away past tense slipped away past participle slipped away 1) to leave secretly We managed to slip away early …   English dictionary

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  • slip away — verb a) To leave a place, or a meeting, without being noticed Im going to try to slip away from work early, if I can. b) (of time) to pass quickly, almost unnoticed. The months slipped away and became years. Syn …   Wiktionary

  • slip away — 1) they managed to slip away Syn: escape, get away, break free; informal fly the coop, take a powder 2) she slipped away in her sleep See die 1) …   Thesaurus of popular words

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  • Slip Away (disambiguation) — Slip Away or Slipping Away may refer to: * Slip Away , a song by Clarence Carter released in 1968. * Slippin Away , a song by Max Merritt and The Meteors from their 1975 album A Little Easier * Slipping Away , a song by Black Sabbath from their… …   Wikipedia

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