| 词汇 | a slip of the tongue |
| 释义 | Idiom 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. slip of the tongueA small mistake made when speaking. I accidentally called John by his brother's name. It was just a slip of the tongue. The news anchor's innocent slip of the tongue has gone viral, of course. a slip of the tongueA slip of the tongue is something that you said by mistake. At one stage he referred to her as James's `fiancée' but later said that was a slip of the tongue and that they were not formally engaged. a slip of the ˈtongue/ˈpena small mistake when speaking or writing: Did I say North Street? Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue — I meant South Street. |
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