a slip of the pen

slip of the pen

An unintentional mistake in one's writing, such as incorrect spelling, word choice, or meaning. Whoops, I meant to tell my mother that she was welcome to call over next Monday, but I actually wrote "next month" instead. Oh well, she'll understand that it was just a slip of the pen. Now take your time while writing these test essays—you don't want a few slips of the pen to be the reason you get a lower grade!

a slip of the pen

A slip of the pen is something you wrote by mistake. The translator dated his letter `Plymouth 1 June 1618'. This is wrong, and probably a slip of the pen for 11 June.

a slip of the ˈtongue/ˈpen

a small mistake when speaking or writing: Did I say North Street? Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue — I meant South Street.

词组	a slip of the pen
释义	a slip of the pen slip of the pen An unintentional mistake in one's writing, such as incorrect spelling, word choice, or meaning. Whoops, I meant to tell my mother that she was welcome to call over next Monday, but I actually wrote "next month" instead. Oh well, she'll understand that it was just a slip of the pen. Now take your time while writing these test essays—you don't want a few slips of the pen to be the reason you get a lower grade! See also: of, pen, slip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. a slip of the pen A slip of the pen is something you wrote by mistake. The translator dated his letter `Plymouth 1 June 1618'. This is wrong, and probably a slip of the pen for 11 June. See also: of, pen, slip Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. a slip of the ˈtongue/ˈpen a small mistake when speaking or writing: Did I say North Street? Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue — I meant South Street. See also: of, pen, slip, tongue Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: a slip of the tongue/pen slip of the pen slip of the lip eat (one's) shirt I tell a lie suite tout de suite tout suite garbage in, garbage out two whoops and a holler References in periodicals archive LUCKY punter Terry O'Neil won pounds 32,000 after backing the wrong horse with a slip of the pen on his betting slip. pounds 32k SLIP UP Editor: Indeed, this was a slip of the pen. It should have been National Catholic Reporter. From Mrs. Robin H. Rau. (Letters to the Editor)
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