English / phrase
Slip of the tongue
MEANING IN ENGLISH
an unintentional minor verbal mistake made while speaking; An unintentional spoken mistake or inadvertent utterance.
In context
01
Calling the teacher by my sister's name was an embarrassing slip of the tongue.
02
Do not let a minor slip of the tongue ruin your confidence during an interview.
Synonyms
Verbal slip,spoken blunder,lapse of speech
Antonyms
Deliberate statement,intentional remark,calculated comment
Collocations
Embarrassing slip of the tongue,minor slip of the tongue,careless slip of the tongue