slide over

verb

1. to cross by or as if by sliding
2. to avoid dealing with (a matter) fully

Example Sentences

“It took an act of denial to make me go in,” he wrote about the locale, “and it took an act of God to keep me there. Time and again my eyes would slide over to that spot on the floor where the beacon came crashing down.”

From Los Angeles Times

Sublime stuff from the hosts - they ran it to the left, the forwards sucked in the defenders and then Romain Ntamack delayed his pass just enough to find Matthis Lebel out on the touchline, who had the simplest of tasks to slide over near the flag.

From BBC

Where tectonic plates slide over each other, heating of carbonate rocks in the crust and mantle can lead to chemical reactions associated with CO2 emissions.

From Science Daily

Wednesday will bring some lingering showers, if any, as high pressure begins to slide over the region, the weather service said.

From Seattle Times

During a Tuesday tour of the Capitol Dome—which is very high in the air—McCormick was photographed “straddling the railing and pretending to fall or slide over,” per Politico.

From Slate