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
Calvin['kælvin]
Fiorino-Italian
Aaminah-Arabic
HÅKonHAW-koonNorwegian
Darina (1)-Irish
StirlingSTUR-lingEnglish (Rare)