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sneak out

[/sniːk aʊt/]
verb (phrasal verb)
sair escondido
1. to leave a place secretly or quietly without being noticed
The teenager tried to sneak out of the house after midnight.
O adolescente tentou sair escondido de casa após a meia-noite.
2. to escape or depart furtively from a situation or obligation
He wanted to sneak out of the boring meeting.
Ele queria sair escondido da reunião entediante.
NYC Slang
dip out
Synonyms
slip outsteal awayescapeduck outcreep out
Antonyms
enter openlyannounce arrivalcome out

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
sair escondido
most common usage
Rio de Janeiro
dar um jeito de sair
informal colloquial variant
São Paulo
sair na esgueira
informal variant
Portugal
sair às escondidas
common in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

sneak out of the back door
sneak out under the radar
sneak out like a thief in the night
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