I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor.
Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He's slipping his gears if he's promised to take the boys camping.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
slip a cog — or[slip a gear] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. * /I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor./ * /Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He s slipping his gears if he s promised to take the boys camping./ Compare: SLIP UP … Dictionary of American idioms
slip a cog — or[slip a gear] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. * /I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor./ * /Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He s slipping his gears if he s promised to take the boys camping./ Compare: SLIP UP … Dictionary of American idioms
slip a cog — make an error, make a mistake (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
slip a cog — phrasal : to make a mistake … Useful english dictionary
slip\ a\ gear — • slip a cog • slip a gear v. phr. slang To make a mistake. I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor. Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He s slipping his gears if he s promised to take the boys camping. Compare: slip up … Словарь американских идиом
slip — slip1 slipless, adj. slippingly, adv. /slip/, v., slipped or (Archaic) slipt; slipped; slipping; n. v.i. 1. to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface. 2. to slide suddenly or involuntarily; to… … Universalium
cog — cog1 /kog, kawg/, n., v., cogged, cogging. n. 1. (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly esp. one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material. 2. a cogwheel. 3. a person who plays a minor part in a large … Universalium
cog — See: SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR … Dictionary of American idioms
cog — See: SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR … Dictionary of American idioms
cog — See: slip a cog or slip a gear … Словарь американских идиом
