Slip+of+the+tongue
21(a) slip of the tongue — a mistake you make when speaking, such as using the wrong word. Did I say she was forty? I meant fourteen just a slip of the tongue …
22a slip of the tongue — a spoken error or mistake, a word that slips out I said brew instead of blue. It was a slip of the tongue …
23slip of the tongue — mistake in speech, saying something incorrectly …
24slip of the tongue — idi a mistake in speaking, as an inadvertent remark …
25slip\ of\ the\ lip — • slip of the tongue • slip of the lip n. phr. the mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue. She didn t mean to tell our… …
26slip of the lip — See: SLIP OF THE TONGUE …
27slip of the lip — See: SLIP OF THE TONGUE …
28slip of the pen (or the tongue) — a minor mistake in writing (or speech). → slip …
29slip of the pen — ► slip of the pen (or the tongue) a minor mistake in writing (or speech). Main Entry: ↑slip …
30made a slip of the tongue — blurted something out carelessly, said the wrong thing …