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"slide out from your ear"

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Polyester

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Can I say the earphone is sliding out from your ear?
 

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Your earbud is slipping out of your ear would be more natural. If you're talking about an earphone that covers the ear, it might slip off of the ear.
 

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In BrE, it would be "slip off the ear", not "off of" as shown in post #2.
 

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slide out = slip off = slip out?
 

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slide out = slip off = slip out?

If you're asking whether the three phrases are equivalent, the answer is no. You can look up what each of these phrasal verbs means to understand why not.
 

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Earphones that cover the ear are not in the ear, so if they slip off, then it is not the same as earbuds.
 

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Earphones/headphones go on/over the ears. Earbuds go in the ears. Only something "on" something can come "off" it. Only something "in" something can come "out of" it.

Headphones/earphones (these can slip off the ears):
headphones.jpg


Earbuds (these can slide out of/slip out of the ears):
earbuds.jpg
 
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