slide over
Britishverb
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to cross by or as if by sliding
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to avoid dealing with (a matter) fully
Example Sentences
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Bach’s partitas for solo violin, the 15-minute dance includes intermittent forays for the sock-shod dancers to slide over the stage as if on ice, adding to the impression that the work barely skims the surface of Bach’s intricate compositions.
Bielle-Biarrey caught a Damian Penaud pass on the 50m line before collecting his own chip kick to slide over and Ramos' extras made it 19-12 after 32 minutes.
From Barron's
Autumn’s eyes slide over to me.
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Nansi’s eyes slide over to Autumn.
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Nyame’s eyes slide over to me.
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