he made a slip (of the tongue)

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• slip\ of\ the\ tongue — • 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

• slip of the tongue — also[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 secret; it was …   Dictionary of American idioms

• slip of the tongue — also[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 secret; it was …   Dictionary of American idioms

• made a slip of the tongue — blurted something out carelessly, said the wrong thing …   English contemporary dictionary

• slip of the tongue — ► a small mistake made while speaking: »Wall street is nervous, and any slip of the tongue can send markets sliding downhill. Main Entry: ↑slip …   Financial and business terms

• slip\ 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… …   Словарь американских идиом

• slip — ▪ I. slip slip 1 [slɪp] verb slipped PTandPPX slipping PRESPARTX [intransitive] to become worse or less or fall to a lower amount, standard etc than before: • There are fears that consumer confidence may be slipping. • Earnings per share slipped… …   Financial and business terms

• slip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mistake ADJECTIVE ▪ little, slight ▪ unfortunate ▪ accidental ▪ occasional ▪ Freu …   Collocations dictionary

• slip — I. /slɪp / (say slip) verb (slipped or, Archaic, slipt, slipped, slipping) –verb (i) 1. to pass or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: water slips off a smooth surface. 2. to slide suddenly and involuntarily, as on a smooth surface; to lose one… …  

• slip — I. verb (slipped; slipping) Etymology: Middle English slippen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German; akin to Middle High German slipfen to slide, Old High German slīfan to smooth, and perhaps to Greek olibros slippery Date: 14th century… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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