Daily life

slip into something

quickly put on clothes or adopt a behaviour

To quickly put on clothes or begin using a particular way of speaking or behaving.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Why are you speaking so formally?

I slip into that style when I'm nervous.

Play the conversation

I usually slip into something comfortable as soon as I get home.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I slipped in my pyjamas.

Say: I slipped into my pyjamas.

Use "slip into" before the clothes or behaviour you adopt.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

slip into something; slipped into something

Your turn: say it out loud

I usually slip into something comfortable as soon as I get home.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

slip into something

quickly put on clothes or adopt a behaviour

“I usually slip into something comfortable as soon as I get home.”

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