slipped my mind

slipped my mind
   If something has slipped your mind, you have forgotten about it.
   

Oh dear! It slipped my mind that the shops were closed today!


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  • slipped his mind — vanished from his memory, vanished from his head …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mind — mind1 W1S1 [maınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(ability to think and imagine)¦ 2 change your mind 3 make up your mind/make your mind up 4 have somebody/something in mind (for something) 5 bear/keep somebody/something in mind 6 with somebody/something in mind 7… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mind — mind1 [ maınd ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the part of you that thinks, knows, remembers, and feels things: His mind was full of the things he had seen that day. I need a walk to clear my mind. in someone s mind: I wonder what s going on in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • mind — I [[t]ma͟ɪnd[/t]] NOUN USES ♦ minds (Please look at category 45 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) N COUNT: with poss You refer to someone s mind when talking about their thoughts. For example, if… …   English dictionary

  • mind — 1 /maInd/ noun BRAIN/THINKING PROCESS 1 (C, U) the part of a person, usually considered to be their brain, that they use to think and imagine things: I have a picture of him in my mind tall, blond and handsome. | I don t know what s going on in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mind — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ human ▪ the complex nature of the human mind ▪ conscious, subconscious, unconscious ▪ Our subconscious mind tries to protect us …   Collocations dictionary

  • it slipped my mind — I forgot …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Slipped into Tomorrow — Infobox Album Name = Slipped into Tomorrow Type = studio Artist = John Norum Released = 1999 Recorded = Genre = Hard rock Length = 52:12 Label = Mascot (Europe) Shrapnel (USA) Toshiba / EMI (Japan) Producer = John Norum Reviews = *Allmusic… …   Wikipedia

  • slip one's mind — {v. phr.} To forget something. * /I meant to mail those letters but it entirely slipped my mind./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • slip one's mind — {v. phr.} To forget something. * /I meant to mail those letters but it entirely slipped my mind./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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