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  • 51Slip-cueing — is a DJ technique that consists of holding a record still while the platter rotates underneath the slipmat and releasing it at the right moment. This way the record accelerates to the right speed almost immediately, without waiting for the heavy… …

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  • 52Slip Anchor — Slip Anchor, sired by Shirley Heights and out of Sayonara (Birkhahn) was a thoroughbred race horse foaled in 1982. He won the Epsom Derby in 1985. Owned by Lord Howard de Walden and trained at Newmarket by Henry Cecil, he led all the way at Epsom …

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  • 53slip-on — /slip on , awn /, adj. 1. made without buttons, straps, zippers, etc., so as to be put on easily and quickly: a slip on blouse; slip on shoes. n. 2. something made this way, esp. an article of clothing. [1805 15; adj., n. use of v. phrase slip… …

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  • 54slip\ of\ the\ lip — • slip of the tongue • slip of the lip n. phr. the mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue. She didn t mean to tell our… …

    Словарь американских идиом

  • 55slip\ of\ the\ tongue — • slip of the tongue • slip of the lip n. phr. the mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue. She didn t mean to tell our… …

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  • 56slip through (your) fingers — 1. if something you hope to achieve slips through your fingers, you do not manage to achieve it. He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers twice. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism. I can t let it slip through… …

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  • 57Slip — Slip: Das Fremdwort wurde in der 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh.s aus engl. slip entlehnt. Von den zahlreichen Bedeutungen, die das Substantiv im Engl. aufweist, wurde im Deutschen nur die Bedeutung »Unterhose« übernommen. Das Substantiv slip gehört zum… …

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  • 58slip out of — ˌslip ˈout of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they slip out of he/she/it slips out of present participle slipping out of past tense …

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  • 59slip through your fingers — phrase if something such as a chance, opportunity, or prize slips through your fingers, you fail to get it or to take advantage of it This prestigious award has slipped through their fingers yet again. let something slip through your fingers: You …

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  • 60slip your mind — slip your mind/memory/ phrase if something slips your mind memory , you forget to do it How could she have let something so important slip her mind? Thesaurus: to forget, or to try to forgetsynonym Main entry: slip * * * …

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