drift out

drift out

To slowly leave one place or thing. Because it was a rainy Monday morning, the students just drifted out of the room after the bell rang.
See also: drift, out
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

drift out

to move out of a place slowly. After there was no more food, the people drifted out, one by one. The boat drifted out and almost got away.
See also: drift, out
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • drift in
  • drift in(to) (something)
  • flock in
  • flock in(to) (some place or thing)
  • come in from (something or some place)
  • drift
  • ring with
  • swarm out (of something or some place)
  • swarm out of
  • run up to (someone, something, or some place)
References in periodicals archive
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The seven-year-old gave Lightning Strike a run for his money for a long way at Don caster before a few unseemly errors saw him drift out of contention.
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