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slip something back
1. to pull or place something back. Alice slipped the gearshift lever back and away they went. She slipped back the gearshift and sped away. 2. to return something secretively. Someone took my wallet away and slipped it back later. The thief slipped back my wallet, but the money was gone. slip back (to someone or something) to move quietly and cautiously back to someone or something. Walter slipped back to Sally when her parents weren't looking. He slipped back and then Mary's parents slipped back, and there was quite a scene. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The three murders within 48 hours raised fears that Northern Ireland was about to slip back into the violence that raged for more than three decades until peace accords in 1998 led to Catholic-Protestant power-sharing. The murders of the soldiers and then a police officer have raised fears the British-ruled province is about to slip back into the violence that raged for more than three decades until peace accords in 1998 led to Catholic-Protestant power-sharing. Unless long-term funding was secured, there was a good chance the situation would slip back, said Andrew Large, director general of the Cleaning and Support Services Association. |
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