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slip out

See let slip out .
Also, slip away or off . Leave quietly and unobtrusively, as in She slipped out without telling a soul , or Let's slip away before the sermon , or Jason and Sheila slipped off to Bermuda . The use of slip with away dates from about 1450; out from the first half of the 1500s; off from the mid-1800s.

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The Supreme Court has thrown a wrench into the insurrection case and delayed sentencing in the campaign finance hush money case, while a Florida judge helped him slip out from under charges of recklessly mishandling classified documents… at least, for now.

From Slate

It was to be the only time the British national anthem was to be heard in the sweltering velodrome, the men's team pursuit quartet going close against Australia only for Ethan Hayter to slip out of his saddle on the final lap.

From BBC

Because of historic inequality whose legacy persists, unconscious racism can slip out even in well-intentioned people.

From Salon

"Diana would slip out under the radar without her security to visit Collie for a cup of tea."

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"They occasionally did try and slip out up to the production office and see if they could scrounge some cooked chicken rather than having to cook it themselves," Huffam revealed.

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