slip of the lip

See: SLIP OF THE TONGUE.

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slip of the tongue

[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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[slip of the pen] {n. phr.} The mistake of writing something different from what you should or what you planned. * /That was a slip of the pen. I meant […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[slip a cog] or [slip a gear] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. * /I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[give the slip] {v.} To escape from (someone); run away from unexpectedly; sneak away from. * /An Indian was following, but Boone gave him the slip by running down a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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