slippery

adjective

/ˈslɪpəri/

Idioms

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(also informal slippy)
difficult to hold or to stand or move on, because it is smooth, wet or polished
- slippery like a fish
- In places the path can be wet and slippery.
- His hand was slippery with sweat.
Extra Examples
- The concrete gets slippery when it's wet.
- The oil made the ground slippery and treacherous to walk on.
- Watch out—the floor's a bit slippery.
- rocks that were slippery with seaweed
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- slippery when wet
- wet and slippery
See full entry
(informal) (of a person) that you cannot trust
- Don't believe what he says—he's a slippery customer (= person).
(informal) (of a situation, subject, problem, etc.) difficult to deal with and that you have to think about carefully
- Freedom is a slippery concept (= because its meaning changes according to your point of view).
- International law is notoriously slippery.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- with
phrases
- slippery when wet
- wet and slippery
See full entry

Word Originlate 15th cent.: from dialect slipper ‘slippery’, probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig.

Idioms

the/a slippery slope

a course of action that is difficult to stop once it has begun, and can lead to serious problems or disaster
- She realized he was on the slippery slope towards a life of crime.

单词	slippery
释义	slippery adjective /ˈslɪpəri/ /ˈslɪpəri/ Idioms jump to other results (also informal slippy) difficult to hold or to stand or move on, because it is smooth, wet or polished slippery like a fish In places the path can be wet and slippery. His hand was slippery with sweat. Extra Examples The concrete gets slippery when it's wet. The oil made the ground slippery and treacherous to walk on. Watch out—the floor's a bit slippery. rocks that were slippery with seaweed Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition with phrases slippery when wet wet and slippery See full entry (informal) (of a person) that you cannot trust Don't believe what he says—he's a slippery customer (= person). (informal) (of a situation, subject, problem, etc.) difficult to deal with and that you have to think about carefully Freedom is a slippery concept (= because its meaning changes according to your point of view). International law is notoriously slippery. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel look … adverb extremely fairly very … preposition with phrases slippery when wet wet and slippery See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent.: from dialect slipper ‘slippery’, probably suggested by Luther's schlipfferig. Idioms the/a slippery slope a course of action that is difficult to stop once it has begun, and can lead to serious problems or disaster She realized he was on the slippery slope towards a life of crime.
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