slip\ of\ the\ lip

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 secret; it was a slip of the lip.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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