slip away

Definitions

1. 1

   To leave without being noticed.

   • I'm going to try to slip away from work early, if I can.
   • When I'm tired and thinking cold I hide in my music, forget the day And dream of a girl I used to know I closed my eyes and she slipped away She slipped away
2. 2

   To pass quickly, almost unnoticed.

   • The months slipped away and became years.
3. 3

   To disappear

   To disappear; to elude one; to recede; to dwindle.

   • What about love? Don't you want someone to care about you? What about love? Don't let it slip away
   • Scharner then headed a Dorrans free-kick against the crossbar, with Tchoyi unable to turn in the follow-up as the Baggies saw their hopes of salvaging a point slip away.
   • And there are few better ways to enjoy the rugged bleakness of the fells than from a nice warm train, especially when the weather's constantly changing as the day slips away.
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   1. 4

      To die peacefully.

      • He slipped away quietly in his sleep.

The neighborhood

• neighborgive someone the slip