be slipping
be slipping
To be deteriorating in quality or performance. This dish tastes strange—I think the chef is slipping.
See also: slip
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be ˈslipping
(informal) (of somebody’s behaviour or performance) not be as good, tidy, efficient, etc. as usual; not be up to somebody’s usual high standard: You’re slipping, Edwina: this letter is full of typing errors. ♢ That’s three times he’s beaten me — I must be slipping!See also: slip
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