slip under
verb1
To succumb to a change of mental state; or by extension, to succumb to a change in control.
- When the Han court slipped under the sinister influence of eunuchs in the middle of the second century...1994, Charles Holcomb, In the Shadow of the Han:
- As the bender wore on, Morrissey and his cronies eventually slipped under the haze of the booze.2016, Brian Bouyea, Bare Knuckles & Saratoga Racing:
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- she murmured as she slipped under the fog.1994, Nora Roberts, Nora Roberts' The Irish-Born Trilogy: