slip one's mind



slip one's mind

Be overlooked or forgotten, as in I meant to pick up the wine but it slipped my mind. This idiom was first recorded about 1340.
See also: mind, slip

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
FrÄNze-German
JochimYO-khimGerman
Zerachiel-Judeo-Christian Legend
SangsahngKorean
DrahomÍRa-Czech
Kajus-Lithuanian