slip one's mind

slip one's mind
• slip (out of) one's mind
• slip (out of) one's memory
be forgotten

I'm very sorry I didn't come and meet you last night. Our appointment totally slipped my mind.

to forget

Perhaps you really have a friend called Merde and it slipped your mind. (J. Wain)

... that the main purpose of my visit had slipped from his failing memory. (A. Cronin)


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  • slip one's mind — {v. phr.} To forget something. * /I meant to mail those letters but it entirely slipped my mind./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • slip one's memory — • slip (out of) one s mind • slip (out of) one s memory be forgotten I m very sorry I didn t come and meet you last night. Our appointment totally slipped my mind. (from Idioms in Speech) to forget Perhaps you really have a friend called Merde… …   Idioms and examples

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  • slip — slip1 [slip] vi. slipped, slipping [ME slippen < MLowG, akin to OHG slifan < IE * (s)leib , to glide, slip < base * (s)lei , slimy: see SLIDE] 1. to go quietly or secretly; move without attracting notice [to slip out of a room] 2. a) to… …   English World dictionary

  • slip out of one's memory — • slip (out of) one s mind • slip (out of) one s memory be forgotten I m very sorry I didn t come and meet you last night. Our appointment totally slipped my mind. (from Idioms in Speech) to forget Perhaps you really have a friend called Merde… …   Idioms and examples

  • slip — slip1 slipless, adj. slippingly, adv. /slip/, v., slipped or (Archaic) slipt; slipped; slipping; n. v.i. 1. to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 2. to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to… …   Universalium

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