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
Marjory['ma:dʒəri]
Suchart-Thai
Nevena-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian
Ulf-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Ragnhildr-Ancient Scandinavian
JoisseJOISEnglish (Rare)