slip into

Put on quickly

To slip into something is to put it on quickly or casually: She slipped into her robe.

The phrase extends to entering states or conditions gradually and often without deliberate effort: slip into a depression, slip into bad habits, The conversation slipped into an argument.

You can also slip into a place quietly or unobtrusively: He slipped into the back of the room.

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ease · nestle · wear · glide · sink · succumb · drift · bad habits · trance · altered state · deep sleep · coma · character · impersonate · transform · creep · dons · embrace

Opposites
manner of entry

slip intoburst into

Suddenly begin or enter

make an entrance

direction of movement

slip intoslip off

Depart unnoticed or remove easily

wriggle out of · remove · shed · peel off · exit

ease of transition

slip intosqueeze into

Fit tightly with effort

Family

slip, into, slipper, slipping, slips, slippers, slipped, slipped into, slipperiness

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