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  • Hello everyone!

  • Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.

  • All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,

  • but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.

  • Is everyone ready? Let's begin.

  • Hello again! Nice to see you.

  • Today's idiom is: slipped my mind.

  • Slipped my mind.

  • Alright, so everyone knows 'to slip', maybe you're walking and it's very icy and you slip, right, slip.

  • So, slipped my mind...

  • Let's imagine in your mind you have many thoughts and ideas in your mind, okay, many things to remember

  • and then one thing maybe slips out, yeah.

  • One memory or one idea slipped your mind, came out.

  • Alright, slipped my mind.

  • Let's listen to some examples as we think about what this idiom might mean.

  • Hi, I’m calling to confirm with you that you have a doctor's appointment for today!

  • Oh, it slipped my mind that it was today! I’m so sorry!

  • Alright, so she had a doctor's appointment that slipped her mind.

  • Aw, and she's sorry.

  • So, maybe she forgot that she had a doctor's appointment.

  • It slipped her mind.

  • Alright, let's listen to the second example.

  • Lately a lot of things have been slipping my mind. I can’t seem to remember anything.

  • You should definitely get a planner and write all the important things in there so you don’t forget.

  • Alright, so recently a lot of things are slipping her mind.

  • She's forgetting many of her plans, so her friend suggested get a planner or a schedule.

  • Alright, to 'slip your mind' means to forget.

  • If something slipped your mind, then you forgot it, okay?

  • So, maybe today is your best friend's birthday, but you were very busy and you totally forgot.

  • Her birthday slipped your mind.

  • Ooh, don't let it happen.

  • Okay, so you can do many things to not let things slip your mind.

  • You can keep a schedule, keep a planner.

  • So, be careful not to let important things slip your mind, even though sometimes it's going to happen.

  • But, I'll see you again next time! Thank you!

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