slide off

Lose your grip

Slide off means to move smoothly away from a surface, typically by slipping: The ice slid off the roof.

Figuratively, it describes how criticism or responsibility fails to stick to someone: Accusations just slide off him.

To slide off is also to leave quietly or gradually: She slid off before anyone noticed she was gone.

grip

slick

Smooth or craftily adept

drop · tumble · spill · unsteady · wobble · dislodge · detach · loosen · unstick · peel away

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Opposites
adhesion/attachment

slide offgrip

Secure manual hold

stick to · cling to · hold fast · latch onto · affix

movement direction

slide offslip on

Don without fastening

mount · get on · hop on · jump on

stability/fixedness

slide offstay put

Remain in place

hold steady · lodge · anchor · lock in · settle

Family

off, slide, slippery, glide, skid, sliding, slid, landslide, slides

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G