slip away
Intermediate (B1) neutral
Leave quietly without being noticed, or (of time, life, or chances) gradually disappear.
"As the speeches dragged on, she slipped away from the reception without saying goodbye."
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DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Ruby on Rails, Productivity & Parenting | Lex Fridman Podcast #474
Lex Fridman · 103:11
doesn't quite slip away that fast.
The Second Punic War - OverSimplified (Part 2)
OverSimplified · 26:19
able to slip away into the night unopposed.
How Russia lost chess
Search Party · 1:29
and how it's letting it slip away.
The Battle of Actium (31 B.C.E.)
Historia Civilis · 7:54
and took this opportunity to slip away with their armies.
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Kings and Generals · 59:41
Some soldiers and refugees were able to slip away to the north,