"slip through" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: slips through [present, singular, third-person], slipping through [participle, present], slipped through [participle, past], slipped through [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} slip through (third-person singular simple present slips through, present participle slipping through, simple past and past participle slipped through)
  1. To get past an inspection or procedure without any issue.
    Sense id: en-slip_through-en-verb-9SmBxw1D
  2. To barely pass; to minimally succeed at something.
    Sense id: en-slip_through-en-verb-S2Rcnac6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "through", Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "through": 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78
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