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Meaning of slip under | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To succumb to a change of mental state; or by extension, to succumb to a change in control.

transitive

Examples

“When the Han court slipped under the sinister influence of eunuchs in the middle of the second century...”
“As the bender wore on, Morrissey and his cronies eventually slipped under the haze of the booze.”
“she murmured as she slipped under the fog.”

CEFR level

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

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