sliding off
Losing its grip
Sliding off describes gradual, often unintentional movement away from a surface or position.
A car slides off an icy road.
A blanket slides off the bed.
Figuratively, it suggests drifting away from a topic, commitment, or state: The conversation kept sliding off into gossip.
I felt myself sliding off to sleep.
- skidUncontrolled lateral slide
- ice patchFrozen slick surface
- fallDescend under gravity
- slippery slopeArgument predicting inevitable escalation
- slipMinor error or misstep
banana peel · losing grip · gliding · dislodge · cascade · peeling · falling away · erosion · detach · incline · accident · sloughing · disengage · waver · letting go · drift · gravity · stray
- undressingundressing, disrobing, stripping, getting undressed, removing
sliding offsticking to
Continuing with commitment
gripping · clinging to · latching onto · holding on · clinging
sliding offstaying put
Remaining in place
secured · anchored · stabilized · planted · rooted
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