a slip of a boy (or girl)

a slip of a boy (or girl)
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    In that club - more of a mausoleum, really - they'd look on a man in his forties as a mere slip of a boy. Presently a fair slip of a girl, about ten years old, with a cataract of golden hair streaming down her shoulders came along (M. Twain)

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  • (a) slip of a boy — a slip of a boy/girl/informal old fashioned phrase a small thin boy girl Thesaurus: women and girlssynonym men and boyssynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • a slip of a boy/girl/thing — ► a slip of a boy/girl/thing a small, slim young person. Main Entry: ↑slip …   English terms dictionary

  • a slip of a boy — ► a slip of a boy/girl/thing a small, slim young person. Main Entry: ↑slip …   English terms dictionary

  • slip — Ⅰ. slip [1] ► VERB (slipped, slipping) 1) lose one s balance or footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance. 2) accidentally slide or move out of position or from someone s grasp. 3) fail to grip or make proper contact with a surface.… …   English terms dictionary

  • slip — slip1 [ slıp ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over: Margaret slipped and broke her arm. slip on: Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor. a ) intransitive if something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • slip — I UK [slɪp] / US verb Word forms slip : present tense I/you/we/they slip he/she/it slips present participle slipping past tense slipped past participle slipped *** 1) [intransitive] if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your… …   English dictionary

  • slip — [[t]slɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦ slips, slipping, slipped 1) VERB If you slip, you accidentally slide and lose your balance. He had slipped on an icy pavement... Be careful not to slip. Syn: slide 2) VERB If something slips, it slides out of place or out of… …   English dictionary

  • Girl's Eyes — Chanson par The Who extrait de l’album The Who Sell Out Pays  Angleterre Sortie 1995 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • slip — slip1 W2S3 [slıp] v past tense and past participle slipped present participle slipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fall or slide)¦ 2¦(go somewhere)¦ 3¦(put something somewhere)¦ 4¦(give something to somebody)¦ 5¦(move)¦ 6¦(knife)¦ 7¦(get worse)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • slip — 1 /slIp/ verb slipped, slipping 1 SLIDE (I) to accidentally slide a short distance quickly or to fall by sliding: Suddenly, Frank slipped and fell over the edge. | My foot slipped and I nearly fell. see also: slippery 2 MOVE QUICKLY (intransitive …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Boy (book) — Infobox Book name = Boy: Tales of Childhood title orig = translator = image caption = author = Roald Dahl illustrator = Quentin Blake cover artist = country = England language = English series = subject = genre = Autobiography, Young adult novel… …   Wikipedia


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