slip someone's mind

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Verb

slip someone's mind (third-person singular simple present slips someone's mind, present participle slipping someone's mind, simple past and past participle slipped someone's mind)

1. (idiomatic) To be forgotten by someone; to escape someone's memory.

   I meant to call her today, but it completely slipped my mind.

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• Polish: wypadać z głowy impf, wypaść z głowy pf