S
Idioms beginning with "S"
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[slip of the pen] {n. phr.}
The mistake of writing something different from what you should or what you planned.
That was a slip of the pen. I meant to write September, not November.
I wish you would forget it. That was a slip of the pen.
[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 […]
[slip off] {v. phr.}
1. To slide off something.
The children climbed up the hill but when it was time to come down, they didn't walk, but slipped off the smooth, old ledges.
2. See: [SLIP AWAY].
[slip one's mind] {v. phr.}
To forget something.
I meant to mail those letters but it entirely slipped my mind.
[slip through one's fingers] {v. phr.}
To escape without someone's knowing how.
Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers.
* /Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn't save a penny. Money just slips […]
[slip up] {v. phr.}
To make a mistake.
Someone at the bank slipped up. There are only 48 pennies in this 50c roll of coins.
If he hadn't slipped up on the last questions, his score on the test would have been perfect.
[slipup] {n.}
A mistake.
"I'm sorry, sir. That was an unfortunate slipup," the barber said when he scratched the client's face.
[slow burn] {n.}, {informal}
A slowly increasing feeling of anger.
The boys kept teasing John, and watched him do a slow burn.
Barbara's slow burn ended only when Mary explained the misunderstanding.