sneak : Idioms & Phrases


sneak away

  • verb leave furtively and stealthily
    steal away; sneak away; slip away; sneak off.
    • The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
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sneak in

  • verb enter surreptitiously
    creep in.
    • He sneaked in under cover of darkness
    • In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in
  • verb insert casually
    insert; stick in; slip in.
    • She slipped in a reference to her own work
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sneak off

  • verb leave furtively and stealthily
    steal away; sneak away; slip away; sneak off.
    • The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
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sneak out

  • verb leave furtively and stealthily
    steal away; sneak away; slip away; sneak off.
    • The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard
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sneak preview

  • noun a preview to test audience reactions
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sneak thief

  • noun a thief who steals without using violence
    snitcher; pilferer.
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sneak up

  • verb advance stealthily or unnoticed
    creep up.
    • Age creeps up on you
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sneak-cup

Sneak"-cup` noun
Definitions
  1. One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass. Obs. Shak.
Webster 1913