Let slide by In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "let slide by", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-04-04 11:04

Meaning of Let slide by

Let slide by phrase

To let someone achieve something effortlessly, especially that which they have been trying to do or get.

 

The principal rebuked the teacher for letting too many students slide by.

I find my job tedious because the boss is always letting me slide by.

To let someone or something quickly proceed, move, or travel past someone. 
 

The police had to let the truck traveling at tremendous speed slide by.

It was obvious that you let the striker of the opposing team slide by.

Không phát hiện ra hoặc nhận thấy một ai đó hoặc một cái gì đó.

His mom let him slide by when he sneaked out of the house.

How can I let such an important detail slide by!

To not remember something one had planned or arranged. 

 

He made an appointment with me, but he let it slide by.

She choked him because he let the first date slide by.

To let time pass or elapse without notice or doing anything.

I was so focused on these exercises and let the night slide by.

I won't let the summer break slide by without learning a new language.

Grammar and Usage of Let slide by

Verb Forms

  • letting slide by

The verb "let" must be conjugated according to its tense.
 

Origin of Let slide by

This phrase dates from the 14th century.

The Origin Cited: Internet .
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as it happens/happened
Coincidentally, suprisingly; as a matter of fact
Example: I went to my grandma's house to look for my cat. As it happened, the cat was in my grandma's care. 
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