sloping off
Ducking out unnoticed
Sloping off is British slang for leaving quietly to avoid work or responsibility—sneaking away when you should stay: He sloped off early while the boss wasn't looking.
The image suggests sliding away at an angle rather than departing openly.
The phrase carries mild disapproval but often with humor.
- ditchingHastily discarding something
- truancyUnauthorized absence from school
- cutting classUnexcused absence from school
- sneakingMoving to avoid detection
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
ducking · withdrawing · slipping away · making oneself scarce · doing a runner · fleeing · shirking · taking French leave · absconding · declivity · evading · retreating · escaping · playing hooky · vanishing · incline · tilt · hillside
sloping offsticking it out
staying put · knuckling down · soldiering on · showing up · buckling down
sloping offturning up
Arriving or increasing
showing up · arriving · appearing · rolling in · materializing