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Meaning of slip out | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To leave quietly and unnoticed.
idiomatic, informal, intransitive
To go out for a brief moment; to pop out.
idiomatic, informal, intransitive
To be said or revealed by accident.
idiomatic, informal, intransitive
Of an object: to work loose and slide out of proper position.
idiomatic, informal, intransitive

Equivalents

Polski chlapać chlapnąć

Português sair de fininho

Examples

“I was talking to Jim, about Paul and Ethel, when it just slipped out about their possible divorce. I’m sorry.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

slip past slip someone a length slip someone's mind slip the cable slip through slip through someone's fingers