- sneak away
- See: SLIP AWAY.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
sneak away
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sneak away — verb To leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard Im going to try to sneak away from work early, if I can. Syn: slide off, slip away, slip off, sneak off … Wiktionary
sneak away — verb leave furtively and stealthily The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard • Syn: ↑slip away, ↑steal away, ↑sneak off, ↑sneak out • Hypernyms: ↑leave, ↑g … Useful english dictionary
sneak away — See: SLIP AWAY … Dictionary of American idioms
sneak\ away — See: slip away … Словарь американских идиом
Sneak — (sn[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneaked} (sn[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneaking}.] [OE. sniken, AS. sn[=i]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel. sn[=i]kja to hanker after.] 1. To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sneak off — verb leave furtively and stealthily (Freq. 2) The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard • Syn: ↑slip away, ↑steal away, ↑sneak away, ↑sneak out • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sneak out — verb leave furtively and stealthily (Freq. 1) The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard • Syn: ↑slip away, ↑steal away, ↑sneak away, ↑sneak off • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sneak — [[t]sni͟ːk[/t]] sneaks, sneaking, sneaked (The form snuck is also used in American English for the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB If you sneak somewhere, you go there very quietly on foot, trying to avoid being seen or heard. [V… … English dictionary
sneak off — verb To leave a place, or a meeting, without being seen or heard You dont just sneak off without saying goodbye. Syn: slide off, slip away, slip off, sneak away … Wiktionary
sneak — 1. noun /sniːk/ A mean, sneaking fellow. 2. verb /sniːk/ a) To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; to sneak away from company. b) To hide, especially in a mean or cowardly… … Wiktionary
