slip out

slip out
intransitive verb
1) (leave) sich hinausschleichen

slip out to the butcher's — zum Fleischer rüberspringen (ugs.)

2) (be revealed)

it slipped out — es ist mir/dir/ihm usw. herausgerutscht

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◆ slip out
vi
1. (leave) kurz hinausgehen; (stealthily) sich akk hinausschleichen
I'm just \slip outping out to get a paper ich geh nur kurz eine Zeitung holen
I'll \slip out out the back way ich nehme den Hinterausgang
to \slip out out for a moment kurz weggehen
2. words, secret herausrutschen
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vi
1) (= leave unobtrusively) kurz weggehen or rausgehen
2) (= be revealed) herauskommen

the secret slipped out — das Geheimnis ist ihm/ihr etc herausgerutscht

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slip out
A v/i hinausschlüpfen
B v/t herausziehen
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intransitive verb
1) (leave) sich hinausschleichen

slip out to the butcher's — zum Fleischer rüberspringen (ugs.)

2) (be revealed)

it slipped out — es ist mir/dir/ihm usw. herausgerutscht


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