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a slip of the tongue
USUK
a small mistake in what you say, made without meaning to
Used to excuse a mistake. A spelling mistake would be 'a slip of the pen'.
In context
I called my new boss by my old boss's name; it was just a slip of the tongue.
The minister later said the wrong figure was a slip of the tongue.
More idioms about communication
- a bone of contentiona subject that people keep arguing about
- a broken recordsomeone who keeps repeating the same thing in an annoying way
- a heart-to-heartan honest, private conversation about personal feelings
- a moot pointUK: a question still open to argument. US: a question that no longer matters in practice.
- a red herringa fact or idea that takes attention away from the real issue