- slip\ away
- v. phr.To leave unnoticed.
The party was such a bore that we decided to quietly slip away.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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