- slip of the lip
- See: SLIP OF THE TONGUE.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
slip of the lip
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slip\ of\ the\ lip — • slip of the tongue • slip of the lip n. phr. the mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue. She didn t mean to tell our… … Словарь американских идиом
Slip of the Lip — Infobox Single | Name = Slip of the Lip Artist = Ratt from Album = Dancing Undercover Released = 1987 Format = Vinyl LP, Cassette, CD Recorded = 1986 Genre = Glam metal Length = 3:15 Label = Atlantic Producer = Beau Hill Chart position = Reviews … Wikipedia
slip of the lip — See: SLIP OF THE TONGUE … Dictionary of American idioms
slip\ of\ the\ tongue — • slip of the tongue • slip of the lip n. phr. the mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue. She didn t mean to tell our… … Словарь американских идиом
slip of the tongue — n. an unintentional utterance; a mistake in speaking. Syn: slip of the lip. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slip of the tongue — also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn t mean to tell our secret; it was … Dictionary of American idioms
slip of the tongue — also[slip of the lip] {n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. * /No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn t made a slip of the tongue./ * /She didn t mean to tell our secret; it was … Dictionary of American idioms
Slip Sheet — Slip Sheets are thin pallet sized sheets made of plastic or fibreboard, used in commercial shipping.DescriptionThe slip sheet is used as a unit load support device in vehicle delivery and transportation of products. When slip sheets are supported … Wikipedia
There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip — is an old English proverb. A Latin form is found in Erasmus s Adagia, I.iv.1 ( Multa cadunt inter calicem supremaque labra ) which appears to derive from an epigram by Palladas in The Greek Anthology (X, 32). It can mean that between the time we… … Wikipedia
there's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip — it is easy to spill what you are drinking; it is easy to make mistakes On the side of the beer mug were these words: There s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip … English idioms
