slip out

— Phrasal Verb with slip

/slɪp/ verb (present participle slipping, past tense and past participle slipped)

Definition

› If a remark slips out, you say it without intending to: I didn't mean to tell anyone you were getting married - it just slipped out.

(Definition of slip out from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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