slough

Related to slough: slough off

slewed

slang Very drunk. We had nearly four bottles of wine at lunch, so we were all pretty good and slewed by the end of the meal. You were supposed to be getting things ready for our presentation tomorrow, but instead you spent the whole night getting slewed with your ex-boyfriend!

slough of despond

A state of severe depression. The phrase originated in John Bunyan's 17th-century novel A Pilgrim's Progress. I started going to therapy once I felt myself slipping into the slough of despond.

slough off

1. Literally, to shed, peel, or scrape off an outer layer of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slough" and "off." It can be pretty gross to watch a snake slough off its skin, leaving behind a weird, hollow version of itself.

2. To dismiss, ignore, or minimize the importance of someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slough" and "off." He kept heckling me during the show, but I sloughed him off and kept performing. The senator just sloughed off the journalist's comments, describing them later as "baseless" and "incendiary."

3. To procrastinate or avoid doing work. In this usage, the phrase is sometimes followed by a noun indicating the thing being avoided. If you keep sloughing off, we'll be forced to give you a formal warning. I decided to slough off my essay for the weekend and hang out with my friends instead.

4. To delegate or assign one's own work or duties to someone else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slough" and "off," and the phrase is typically followed by "to/onto (someone)." More and more administrative duties are being sloughed off onto teachers, without being reflected in their pay. He's been sloughing smaller projects off to his assistants.

5. To escape or depart for some location quietly or in secret. In this usage, the phrase is sometimes followed by "to/into (some place)." I felt really uncomfortable in the group of strangers, so I sloughed off when everyone was distracted. We decided to skip the meeting and sloughed off to the movies instead.

See also: off, slough

sluff off

1. Literally, to shed, peel, or scrape off an outer layer of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sluff" and "off." A less common variant of "slough off." It can be pretty gross to watch a snake sluff off its skin, leaving behind a weird, hollow version of itself.

2. To dismiss, ignore, or minimize the importance of someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sluff" and "off." A less common variant of "slough off." He kept heckling me during the show, but I sluffed him off and kept performing. The senator just sluffed off the journalist's comments, describing them later as "baseless" and "incendiary."

3. To procrastinate or avoid doing work. In this usage, the phrase is sometimes followed by a noun indicating the thing being avoided. A less common variant of "slough off." If you keep sluffing off, we'll be forced to give you a formal warning. I decided to sluff off my essay for the weekend and hang out with my friends instead.

slough something off

1. Lit. to brush or rub something off. The snake sloughed its old skin off. It sloughed off its skin.

2. Fig. to ignore or disregard a negative remark or incident. I could see that the remark had hurt her feelings, but she just pretended to slough it off. Liz sloughed off the remark.

See also: off, slough

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

slough off

1. To shed or peel off some outer layer, especially by rubbing or scraping: We need to slough the paint off the pipes before we install them. The snake sloughed off its skin against a rock.

2. To shed or peel off, as an outer layer: My skin is sloughing off because of the dryness.

3. To avoid some work or to work lazily: Your grades are bad because you've been sloughing off your homework a lot recently. After lunch, he sloughed off and played video games.

4. To leave unnoticed; slip away: The kids sloughed off into the woods.

See also: off, slough

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

slewed

and slewy and slued and sloughed (up) (slud and ˈslui and slud...)

mod. alcohol intoxicated. Wallace is too slewed to drive.

sloughed up

verb

See slewed

sloughed

verb

See slewed

sluff (off)

and slough (off)

in. to waste time; to goof off. Watch him. He will sluff off if you don’t keep after him.

slough off

verb

See sluff off

See also: off, slough

slough

verb

See sluff off

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

slewed
slewy
pifted
pifficated
half-canned
half-sprung
sprung
half-stewed
half-crocked
stewed

References in periodicals archive

This is a story about a special group of kids - and a special body of water near Portland, Oregon, called the Columbia Slough (SLEW).

Pollution patrol

The Tommy Statue in Slough town centre after it was vandalised

Slough war memorial vandal jailed; Shoeib Sharifi, 41, admitted damaging the Tommy Statue in Slough town centre

The league match at Penydarren Park finished 1-1 with Slough winning the return 1-0, while Slough also knocked the Martyrs out of the FA Trophy after a replay.

Martyrs aiming to bounce straight back

The Slough data centre will enhance the existing Virtus data centre network and ecosystem, as well as provide an additional location in the popular data centre submarket of Slough.

Virtus Data Centres Buys Infinity Slough Data Centre Business

The city of Slough contains over 30,000 Pakistan and AJK-origin Britishers and ten of the councilors originally belonged to Pakistan and Mirpur district of AJK.

Councilor Chaudhry Rasib elected as Mayor of Britains city of Slough

Mr Slough said any pupil seen with an energy drink had it confiscated and children found flouting the ban twice faced an after-school detention.

HEAD BANS RED BULL AT SCHOOL; KIDS AS YOUNG AS 11 DOWN HIGH-ENERGY DRINKS INSTEAD OF BREAKFAST EXCLUSIVE Head: Drinks are a recipe for disaster

"We cannot tolerate animals being harmed in any way in Slough and will prosecute where we can."

Family fined and banned from owning dogs after keeping their pets in squalid conditions in Slough; It is believed that three puppies died in freezing and squalid conditions last December

Brand felt getting people to electronically sign this page would show that this would be a great gift for (https://www.ibtimes.com/how-meghan-markle-changed-daters-handbook-co-stars-first-hallmark-experience-2748901) Markle and Prince Harry, and he hoped to send the petition over to Slough Council and its leader, James Swindlehurst, and that they'd make the necessary changes for SHOC to get the new building.

Russell Brands' Odd Connection To Meghan Markle, Prince Harry

A 20-year-old woman from Slough was arrested on suspicion of the neglect of a child.

Toddler in pushchair attacked by man on board Great Western train from Paddington to Slough; The toddler was left with facial injuries after the man assaulted her when she started to cry

Merthyr had to endure a great deal of pressure late on and Slough had a goal disallowed for offside on 92 minutes.

Davies heroics are just not enough for the brave Martyrs

SLOUGH TOWN...................3 MERTHYR TOWN...............2 MERTHYR had their hearts broken in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Matt Lench got the winner for Slough but only after Merthyr goalkeeper Oliver Davies saved a penalty for the second time during the afternoon before Lench neted on the rebound.

Davies heroics are just not enough for the brave Martyrs

Slough Town .............................1 Stratford Town .........................1 STRATFORD were denied victory as Slough salvaged a point deep in injury time.

New Reds boss has much to ponder

Dale can make their goalscoring class tell SLOUGH v ROCHDALE BT Sport 1, 7.45pm By Dan Childs Gainsborough in the first round.

Dale can make their goalscoring class tell; SLOUGH v ROCHDALE BT Sport 1, 7.45pm

LEEDS ranks as the sixth best place in the country for jobs, behind Slough, Cambridge, Swindon, Stoke-on-Trent and Reading.

LEEDS ranks as the sixth [...]

词组	slough
释义	slough Related to slough: slough off slewed slang Very drunk. We had nearly four bottles of wine at lunch, so we were all pretty good and slewed by the end of the meal. You were supposed to be getting things ready for our presentation tomorrow, but instead you spent the whole night getting slewed with your ex-boyfriend! See also: slew slough of despond A state of severe depression. The phrase originated in John Bunyan's 17th-century novel A Pilgrim's Progress. I started going to therapy once I felt myself slipping into the slough of despond. See also: of, slough slough off 1. Literally, to shed, peel, or scrape off an outer layer of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slough" and "off." It can be pretty gross to watch a snake slough off its skin, leaving behind a weird, hollow version of itself. 2. To dismiss, ignore, or minimize the importance of someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slough" and "off." He kept heckling me during the show, but I sloughed him off and kept performing. The senator just sloughed off the journalist's comments, describing them later as "baseless" and "incendiary." 3. To procrastinate or avoid doing work. In this usage, the phrase is sometimes followed by a noun indicating the thing being avoided. If you keep sloughing off, we'll be forced to give you a formal warning. I decided to slough off my essay for the weekend and hang out with my friends instead. 4. To delegate or assign one's own work or duties to someone else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "slough" and "off," and the phrase is typically followed by "to/onto (someone)." More and more administrative duties are being sloughed off onto teachers, without being reflected in their pay. He's been sloughing smaller projects off to his assistants. 5. To escape or depart for some location quietly or in secret. In this usage, the phrase is sometimes followed by "to/into (some place)." I felt really uncomfortable in the group of strangers, so I sloughed off when everyone was distracted. We decided to skip the meeting and sloughed off to the movies instead. See also: off, slough sluff off 1. Literally, to shed, peel, or scrape off an outer layer of something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sluff" and "off." A less common variant of "slough off." It can be pretty gross to watch a snake sluff off its skin, leaving behind a weird, hollow version of itself. 2. To dismiss, ignore, or minimize the importance of someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sluff" and "off." A less common variant of "slough off." He kept heckling me during the show, but I sluffed him off and kept performing. The senator just sluffed off the journalist's comments, describing them later as "baseless" and "incendiary." 3. To procrastinate or avoid doing work. In this usage, the phrase is sometimes followed by a noun indicating the thing being avoided. A less common variant of "slough off." If you keep sluffing off, we'll be forced to give you a formal warning. I decided to sluff off my essay for the weekend and hang out with my friends instead. See also: off, sluff Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. slough something off 1. Lit. to brush or rub something off. The snake sloughed its old skin off. It sloughed off its skin. 2. Fig. to ignore or disregard a negative remark or incident. I could see that the remark had hurt her feelings, but she just pretended to slough it off. Liz sloughed off the remark. See also: off, slough McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. slough off v. 1. To shed or peel off some outer layer, especially by rubbing or scraping: We need to slough the paint off the pipes before we install them. The snake sloughed off its skin against a rock. 2. To shed or peel off, as an outer layer: My skin is sloughing off because of the dryness. 3. To avoid some work or to work lazily: Your grades are bad because you've been sloughing off your homework a lot recently. After lunch, he sloughed off and played video games. 4. To leave unnoticed; slip away: The kids sloughed off into the woods. See also: off, slough The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. slewed and slewy and slued and sloughed (up) (slud and ˈslui and slud...) mod. alcohol intoxicated. Wallace is too slewed to drive. See also: slew sloughed up verb See slewed See also: slough, up sloughed verb See slewed See also: slough sluff (off) and slough (off) in. to waste time; to goof off. Watch him. He will sluff off if you don’t keep after him. See also: off, sluff slough off verb See sluff off See also: off, slough slough verb See sluff off McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: slewed slewy pifted pifficated half-canned half-sprung sprung half-stewed half-crocked stewed References in periodicals archive This is a story about a special group of kids - and a special body of water near Portland, Oregon, called the Columbia Slough (SLEW). Pollution patrol The Tommy Statue in Slough town centre after it was vandalised Slough war memorial vandal jailed; Shoeib Sharifi, 41, admitted damaging the Tommy Statue in Slough town centre The league match at Penydarren Park finished 1-1 with Slough winning the return 1-0, while Slough also knocked the Martyrs out of the FA Trophy after a replay. Martyrs aiming to bounce straight back The Slough data centre will enhance the existing Virtus data centre network and ecosystem, as well as provide an additional location in the popular data centre submarket of Slough. Virtus Data Centres Buys Infinity Slough Data Centre Business The city of Slough contains over 30,000 Pakistan and AJK-origin Britishers and ten of the councilors originally belonged to Pakistan and Mirpur district of AJK. Councilor Chaudhry Rasib elected as Mayor of Britains city of Slough Mr Slough said any pupil seen with an energy drink had it confiscated and children found flouting the ban twice faced an after-school detention. HEAD BANS RED BULL AT SCHOOL; KIDS AS YOUNG AS 11 DOWN HIGH-ENERGY DRINKS INSTEAD OF BREAKFAST EXCLUSIVE Head: Drinks are a recipe for disaster "We cannot tolerate animals being harmed in any way in Slough and will prosecute where we can." Family fined and banned from owning dogs after keeping their pets in squalid conditions in Slough; It is believed that three puppies died in freezing and squalid conditions last December Brand felt getting people to electronically sign this page would show that this would be a great gift for (https://www.ibtimes.com/how-meghan-markle-changed-daters-handbook-co-stars-first-hallmark-experience-2748901) Markle and Prince Harry, and he hoped to send the petition over to Slough Council and its leader, James Swindlehurst, and that they'd make the necessary changes for SHOC to get the new building. Russell Brands' Odd Connection To Meghan Markle, Prince Harry A 20-year-old woman from Slough was arrested on suspicion of the neglect of a child. Toddler in pushchair attacked by man on board Great Western train from Paddington to Slough; The toddler was left with facial injuries after the man assaulted her when she started to cry Merthyr had to endure a great deal of pressure late on and Slough had a goal disallowed for offside on 92 minutes. Davies heroics are just not enough for the brave Martyrs SLOUGH TOWN...................3 MERTHYR TOWN...............2 MERTHYR had their hearts broken in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Matt Lench got the winner for Slough but only after Merthyr goalkeeper Oliver Davies saved a penalty for the second time during the afternoon before Lench neted on the rebound. Davies heroics are just not enough for the brave Martyrs Slough Town .............................1 Stratford Town .........................1 STRATFORD were denied victory as Slough salvaged a point deep in injury time. New Reds boss has much to ponder Dale can make their goalscoring class tell SLOUGH v ROCHDALE BT Sport 1, 7.45pm By Dan Childs Gainsborough in the first round. Dale can make their goalscoring class tell; SLOUGH v ROCHDALE BT Sport 1, 7.45pm LEEDS ranks as the sixth best place in the country for jobs, behind Slough, Cambridge, Swindon, Stoke-on-Trent and Reading. LEEDS ranks as the sixth [...]
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