slip five

slip (one) five

1. slang To shake one's hand. He held up his hand waiting for me to slip him five, but I pretended like I didn't see it. The politicians huddled together with the corporate lobbyists in the corner of the conference hall, slipping each other five with little knowing winks and nods.
2. slang To slap hands with one in an informal show of celebration, congratulation, or friendship; to give one five. Hey man, what's up? Slip me five! The players stood in a row, slipping each of their teammates five as they ran past.
See also: five, slip
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

slip someone five

Sl. to shake someone's hand. Billy slipped me five, and we sat down to discuss old times. Come on, man, slip me five!
See also: five, slip
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • have (something) in hand
  • have in hand
  • in hand
  • get a hand on (something)
  • on hand
  • give (someone) the back of (one's) hand
  • have (something) well in hand
  • fill (one's) hand
  • get out of hand
  • be in hand
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The home side dominated for good spells but wasted a host of chances as the result sees them slip five points behind leaders Dundalk, though Hoops have a game in hand.
Jordan White's leveller for Thistle just before half time secured a point for the Highlanders but also saw them slip five points behind leaders Ayr United after a fourth draw from five home league games this season.
Northern Ireland's McIlroy plodded to a 69 and fell four strokes behind while Woods (70) bogeyed the final two holes to slip five back.
Shabbir's 75 saw him slip five strokes behind on 216 alongside defending champion Mohammad Munir (70) and Waheed Baloch (73).
That has seen them slip five points off the play-off pace, albeit with a game in hand on Wednesday who lost at the weekend.
Ten points from a possible 15 over the busy Christmas period was a decent return, but the stalemate at Blackburn last time out saw Boro slip five points behind leaders Bournemouth.
The 25-year-old prop admitted he was 'gutted' to be dropped for Huddersfield's last top-flight clash at Hull KR when the second-placed Giants suffered a shock 35-28 defeat to slip five points behind leaders Wigan.
Leicester move to within six points of the play-offs, while Cardiff remain fourth but slip five points behind second-placed Southampton.
Ideally, you want your striker to score but if Torres creates two goals every game then who cares?" Yesterday's defeat saw Chelsea slip five points behind United.
Defeat would see Chelsea slip five points behind United, a win will put them a point clear.
But once the Bulgarians had levelled when midfielder Dimitar Telkiyski took full advantage of Kevin Kilbane's slip five minutes later, the Irish were forced to hang on for dear life.
And the Ibrox gaffer knows that defeat today would see his side slip five points behind Celtic in the title tussle, albeit with three games in hand.
Last Sunday's derby defeat at the hands of Manchester City, coupled with the Gunners' victory over Blackburn the following day, saw Sir Alex Ferguson's team slip five points behind the north Londoners in the race for the title.
In fact, I found I could slip five places in a week even with finishes like that."
Among smaller firms, retirement homes group McCarthy & Stone reported a 14 per cent fall in annual profits as it suffered in the toughest housing market in years, causing its stock to slip five per centor 35p to 615p.