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slip-up
[slip-uhp]
noun
a mistake, blunder, or oversight.
Several slip-ups caused a delay in the delivery of the books.
Synonyms: , ,
slip up
verb
informalto make a blunder or mistake; err
to fall over
he slipped up in the street
noun
informala mistake, blunder, or mishap
Word History and Origins
Origin of slip-up1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
England are poised to profit on any slip-up by title favourites France after scoring 10 tries in a record Six Nations win over a dismal Wales at the Principality Stadium.
A big plus about the tight, top-eight team format of the ICC Champions Trophy is that a little slip-up can cost even the heavyweights dear.
Inevitably, some minor slip-up or misspeak would send us into debilitating, tear-filled laughter.
Second, toxic masculinity isn't a slip-up or a gaffe.
It seems this was a slip-up because Vance then tried to spin his own gaffe the way he spins Trump's various nutty comments, arguing with Bash about what the word "create" means.
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