slip one's mind

Be overlooked or forgotten, as in I meant to pick up the wine but it slipped my mind. This idiom was first recorded about 1340.

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Nearby words

slip form, slip gauge, slip hook, slip joint, slip of the lip, slip one's mind, slip out, slip rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat

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