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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
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Slip out of

1.However, since I have a leather couch I expected it to slip out of being tucked into the creases of the pillows after having sat on the couch for a while.


2.When we create labels, set goals and listen to the criteria of success - we seem to slip out of being.


Q1)I just came across the expression "slipping out of being", but I'm not sure about the exact meaning of "slip out of being tucked into.." and "slip out of being".


Q2) Are both "slip out of being tucked into..." and "slip out of being" correct English?

  

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I'm a native English speaker in the US, and this is the first time I've heard the phrase "slip out of being". Sentences 1 and 2 make no sense to me. The phrase "slip out of" is used in statements like: I'm going to slip out of this outfit into something more comfortable.

— Anonymous

  • I'm a native English speaker in the US, and this is the first time I've heard the phrase "slip out of being".
  • Sentences 1 and 2 make no sense to me.
  • The phrase "slip out of" is used in statements like: I'm going to slip out of this outfit into something more comfortable.
  • I slipped out of his grasp at the last second.
  • In the two given sentences someone has apparently made up his own usage of "slip out of being", with a meaning something like "lose track of time" or "forget yourself".
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I'm a native English speaker in the US, and this is the first time I've heard the phrase "slip out of being". Sentences 1 and 2 make no sense to me. The phrase "slip out of" is used in statements like:


I'm going to slip out of this outfit into something more comfortable.

I slipped out of his grasp at the last second.


In the two given sentences someone has apparent

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fire1Q1)I just came across the expression "slipping out of being", but I'm not sure about the exact meaning of "slip out of being tucked into.." and "slip out of being".

You label this Q1, which I assume is "Question 1", but it's not a question. It's a statement that says you're not sure about two meanings.

You tuck a slipcover into the creases in a

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