Meanings
verbslip through (third-person singular simple present slips through, present participle slipping through, simple past and past participle slipped through)
present singular third person slips through · participle present slipping through · participle past slipped through · past slipped through
- To get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.
Criticisms of poor accuracy can usually be justified, but the occasional error (as in many a published work) can still slip through.
2020 May 6, Tim Dunn, “The Architecture The Railways Built”, in Rail, page 76 - To barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.
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APA
slip through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20through
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“slip through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20through. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slip through,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slip%20through.
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