slip by

基本解释

Whether we like it or not, days bleed into one another and weeks slip by quickly.
不管我们喜欢与否，从一天到另一天，几个星期一下子就过去了。
It means that chief executives at state corporations could have their real salaries cut in half, and even cleaners and drivers will see their earnings slip by 4%.
这意味着国企主要行政人员的实际工资将被减去一半，甚至清洁大婶和司机大哥也看到了他们的薪酬将会下滑百分之四。
One estimate quoted by his study suggests that, if real wages in Mexico slip by 10%, American authorities should brace themselves for a 6.4-8.7% rise in attempted illegal immigration.
一个被他引用的估计指出，如果在墨西哥实际收入下滑10%，美国当局应该做好应付非法移民增加6.4-8.7%的准备。

There are different kinds of faults. In this case,the damage was caused by movement of a "strike-slip fault."

Result: Plausible risks tend to slip by us while more remote eventualities get all the attention.
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If the Chabrow report is right, the schedule will probably slip by at least four months.
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