slip of the lip

An unintentional mistake made while one is speaking, such as incorrect pronunciation, word choice, or meaning. The news anchor's innocent slip of the lip has gone viral, of course.

slip of the lip

Also, slip of the tongue or pen . An inadvertent mistake in speaking (or writing), as in It was just a slip of the lip that made me say the wrong name, or She didn't mean it; it was a slip of the tongue, or He intended to write "the honorable" but a slip of the pen turned it into "reverend." The usage with pen dates from the mid-1600s; the others are a century or so younger.

词组	slip of the lip
释义	slip of the lip slip of the lip An unintentional mistake made while one is speaking, such as incorrect pronunciation, word choice, or meaning. The news anchor's innocent slip of the lip has gone viral, of course. See also: lip, of, slip Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. slip of the lip Also, slip of the tongue or pen . An inadvertent mistake in speaking (or writing), as in It was just a slip of the lip that made me say the wrong name, or She didn't mean it; it was a slip of the tongue, or He intended to write "the honorable" but a slip of the pen turned it into "reverend." The usage with pen dates from the mid-1600s; the others are a century or so younger. See also: lip, of, slip The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: a slip of the tongue slip of the tongue a slip of the tongue/pen a slip of the pen slip of the pen curl (one's) lip curl your lip suite tout de suite tout suite References in periodicals archive This year a silver award was earned by the October Nostalgia column, “A Slip of the Lip Will Sink a Ship,” by Dorothy Stanaitis in the Article category in the Community Organizations Division. Hollister Creative Wins National Recognition in 2012 Mature Media Awards Competition In presenting their guidelines, Defense Department flacks insist that the censorship is necessary for security reasons: A slip of the lip will sink a ship, and all that. No news: bad news
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