slip around

1. To slip, glide, or skid around some area, especially in an uncontrollable manner. Ice skating always sounds like it will be fun, but I just spend the whole time slipping around like an idiot.

2. To circumvent or circumnavigate someone or something in a surreptitious or inconspicuous manner. The criminal slipped around the police roadblock undetected. I cornered the thief, but he managed to slip around me.

3. To travel to the rear of some place very quickly or inconspicuously. We'll need to slip around back so we don't wake my parents.

slip around

to slide or skid around. The pedestrian slipped around and finally fell on the ice. The dog slipped around on the ice and finally made it to shore.

See also: around, slip

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

slide around
on thin ice, to be/skate
zeek out
a slip of a
a slip of a boy, girl, etc.
plunge to
plunge to (something)
slip over
slip something over
kiss and cry corner

References in periodicals archive

Second Amendment supporters worry that such laws may be used to slip around due process, with gun owners having their guns taken at the discretion of a judge without being able to defend themselves.

Clutching Their Pearls?

Sometimes when rolling out the strands for my favorite recipe, the exterior of the dough would be too dry, meaning it would slip around under my hand and across the counter.

Six ways to make all the kitchen prep work easier and tidier Prep: With a few new habits, making a meal is a breeze and not a burden -BYLN- By Becky Krystal The Washington Post

However, sales started to slip around 2008 as the main trade went to the high street and shops like Primark and Topshop took over.

Christmas jumpers saved our business

Use a long-wearing foundation base to make sure the colours don't slip around. Finish with a deep red lipstick.

Russia World Cup 2018: Show your colours

It's meant to fit very snug so that it doesn't slip around and cause you to spill your cocoa!

Homemade Holidays

Shoes should support the arch and have a firm heel counter so the heel does not slip around in the shoe.

Heading back to a job that involves standing? A podiatrist offers 10 top tips

The SergeantClip is designed to slip around cables, making it simple and straightforward to plug them back into the right space, and making it impossible for engineers to accidentally plug them into the wrong port.

Cable clip invention is winning fans

ECO-disks have a distinctive coffee-filter shape, and their colorful circular disks are designed to easily slip around small stems and rest nicely on the soil surface.

ECO-disks

After one minute, increase the speed to 5 until the whites start to stiffen and slip around the side of the bowl.

Fit for a queen

I put them to the test with a relaxed, three-mile walk, and am pleased that my feet don''t slip around while I''m on the move, and aren''t aching at the end of it.

Place Capri sandals tried & tested; ABI JACKSON steps out in style with some supportive footwear

I put them to the test with a relaxed, three-mile walk, and am pleased that my feet don't slip around while I'm on the move, and aren't aching at the end of it.

Place Capri sandals tried & tested Place Capri sandals tried & tested; ABI JACKSON steps out in style with some supportive footwear

I had to stop on a few occasions to adjust the weights on my chest and back as they would slip around. Also the helmet would creep forward and sit on my neck.

Steve dives in for roof walk!

New footage put together by an international team led by University of Cambridge researchers shows how entangled magnetic field lines looping from the Sun's surface slip around each other and lead to an eruption 35 times the size of the Earth and an explosive release of magnetic energy into space.

Mechanism behind solar flares revealed

He lost 10lb to make the weight on the Brian Ellison-trained Twelve Strings, but his saddle began to slip around half a mile from home.

CHARITY DRAMA FOR RISHI AS SADDLE SLIPS; ON TRACK; David Yates with the latest Festival news

This complexity sees these cells tending to slip around (south of) the vortex, pushing it somewhat north while guiding the vortex and its higher extension southward, mixing with the warmer air on its western side.

Understanding weather--not predicting

词组	slip around
释义	slip around slip around 1. To slip, glide, or skid around some area, especially in an uncontrollable manner. Ice skating always sounds like it will be fun, but I just spend the whole time slipping around like an idiot. 2. To circumvent or circumnavigate someone or something in a surreptitious or inconspicuous manner. The criminal slipped around the police roadblock undetected. I cornered the thief, but he managed to slip around me. 3. To travel to the rear of some place very quickly or inconspicuously. We'll need to slip around back so we don't wake my parents. See also: around, slip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. slip around to slide or skid around. The pedestrian slipped around and finally fell on the ice. The dog slipped around on the ice and finally made it to shore. See also: around, slip McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: slide around on thin ice, to be/skate zeek out a slip of a a slip of a boy, girl, etc. plunge to plunge to (something) slip over slip something over kiss and cry corner References in periodicals archive Second Amendment supporters worry that such laws may be used to slip around due process, with gun owners having their guns taken at the discretion of a judge without being able to defend themselves. Clutching Their Pearls? Sometimes when rolling out the strands for my favorite recipe, the exterior of the dough would be too dry, meaning it would slip around under my hand and across the counter. Six ways to make all the kitchen prep work easier and tidier Prep: With a few new habits, making a meal is a breeze and not a burden -BYLN- By Becky Krystal The Washington Post However, sales started to slip around 2008 as the main trade went to the high street and shops like Primark and Topshop took over. Christmas jumpers saved our business Use a long-wearing foundation base to make sure the colours don't slip around. Finish with a deep red lipstick. Russia World Cup 2018: Show your colours It's meant to fit very snug so that it doesn't slip around and cause you to spill your cocoa! Homemade Holidays Shoes should support the arch and have a firm heel counter so the heel does not slip around in the shoe. Heading back to a job that involves standing? A podiatrist offers 10 top tips The SergeantClip is designed to slip around cables, making it simple and straightforward to plug them back into the right space, and making it impossible for engineers to accidentally plug them into the wrong port. Cable clip invention is winning fans ECO-disks have a distinctive coffee-filter shape, and their colorful circular disks are designed to easily slip around small stems and rest nicely on the soil surface. ECO-disks After one minute, increase the speed to 5 until the whites start to stiffen and slip around the side of the bowl. Fit for a queen I put them to the test with a relaxed, three-mile walk, and am pleased that my feet don''t slip around while I''m on the move, and aren''t aching at the end of it. Place Capri sandals tried & tested; ABI JACKSON steps out in style with some supportive footwear I put them to the test with a relaxed, three-mile walk, and am pleased that my feet don't slip around while I'm on the move, and aren't aching at the end of it. Place Capri sandals tried & tested Place Capri sandals tried & tested; ABI JACKSON steps out in style with some supportive footwear I had to stop on a few occasions to adjust the weights on my chest and back as they would slip around. Also the helmet would creep forward and sit on my neck. Steve dives in for roof walk! New footage put together by an international team led by University of Cambridge researchers shows how entangled magnetic field lines looping from the Sun's surface slip around each other and lead to an eruption 35 times the size of the Earth and an explosive release of magnetic energy into space. Mechanism behind solar flares revealed He lost 10lb to make the weight on the Brian Ellison-trained Twelve Strings, but his saddle began to slip around half a mile from home. CHARITY DRAMA FOR RISHI AS SADDLE SLIPS; ON TRACK; David Yates with the latest Festival news This complexity sees these cells tending to slip around (south of) the vortex, pushing it somewhat north while guiding the vortex and its higher extension southward, mixing with the warmer air on its western side. Understanding weather--not predicting
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