slip the cable

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To release the end of the cable (for mooring or anchoring) on board and let it all run out and go overboard, such as when it is not appropriate to weigh anchor.
dated
To die.
dated, idiomatic
To shed, to get rid of
dated, idiomatic

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

slip through slip through someone's fingers slip through the cracks slip through the net slip under slip under the radar

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