slip by

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slip by

verb slips by · slipping by · slipped by

ambitransitive, figuratively, sometimes To pass without being noticed or intercepted. The children managed to slip by when the patroller was looking away.
Similar: go by

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@misc{slip_by_2026,
  title = {slip by},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slip%20by},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}