be slipping

be slipping

To be deteriorating in quality or performance. This dish tastes strange—I think the chef is slipping.See also: slip

be ˈslipping

(informal) (of somebody’s behaviour or performance) not be as good, tidy, efficient, etc. as usual; not be up to somebody’s usual high standard: You’re slipping, Edwina: this letter is full of typing errors. ♢ That’s three times he’s beaten me — I must be slipping!See also: slip