slink away

Idioms

Also, slink off. Depart furtively, as in The shoplifter slipped an item into his coat pocket and slunk away, or After that severe scolding, she slunk off. This term employs slink in the sense of “move stealthily,” a usage dating from the late 1300s.

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slink away

“It’s a little bit like herding cats sometimes,” Kramer said of keeping volunteers from trying to slink away.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Do you slink away and count on the courts to sort it out?

From Salon ● May 13, 2025

"I tried to slink away and he was reeling me back," Annie says.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2025

Is it rude to select “no tip,” then slink away with your drink?

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

I wished I could tell her it was going to be okay, but all I did was maneuver to Ikwa’s blind side, take Otto in my arms, and slink away.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

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