slink out
slink out
To exit or depart (from some place) in a quiet, sneaky, inconspicuous, or furtive manner. The would-be burglar slunk out of the house after hit the alarm. I knew the teacher wanted to lecture me about the poor results on my test, so I made a plan to slink out as soon as the bell rang. No matter who I'm rooting for, it always breaks my heart to watch the losing team slink out at the end of the game.
See also: out, slink
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
slink out (of some place)
to creep out of some place furtively. The fox slunk out of the henhouse just as the farmer came out. It slunk out and got away.
See also: out, slink
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- slink away
- slink off
- slink into (some place)
- slink in
- sneak out
- sneak out (of some place)
- sneak in
- sneak in(to some place)
- slink
- slink about