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What does slip away mean?
What does slip away mean?
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It means to fall away or escape from your grasp. It could be literal as in, "I had the fish in my hand but I accidentally let it slip away."
It could also be "I was with the girl I loved, but I let her slip away, because I didn't treat her right."
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