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Meaning: (idiomatic)A (small)errorormistake; a (minor)misstep.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:errorI think she will forgive an accidentalslip-up, so don’t worry too much about misspeaking.[1839November, “The District School as It Was. By One who Went to It.”, inConnecticut Common School Journal, volume II, number 4, Hartford, Conn.: Published under the direction of the Board of Commissioners of Common Schools; printed by Case, Tiffany & Co.,[…],→OCLC,page60, column 1:The door step was a broad unhewn rock, brought from the neighboring pasture. It had not a flat and even surface, but was considerably sloping from the door to the road, so that in icy times the scholars in passing out used to snatch from the scant declivity the transitory pleasures of a slide. But look out for aslip-up, ye careless, for many a time have I seen an urchin's head where his feet were but a second before.]1867,Lucien de la Hodde, chapter XVI, in [John Wolcott Phelps], transl.,The Cradle of Rebellions, a History of the Secret Societies of France, Galion, Oh.: A. Estill,[…],→OCLC,pages368–369:Fearing to advance upon unknown grounds lest he might meet with some of thoseslip-upswhich kill an orator dead, he waits until the question, proposed by others, has become well set forth; then, having a clear perception of the subject, he enters the lists and conducts the attack by a well-known process at the bar—that of assailing the weakest point of the enemy.1867, Orpheus C. Kerr [pseudonym;Robert Henry Newell], “The Miller and His Men”, inAvery Glibun; or, Between Two Fires. A Romance, New York, N.Y.: G. W. Carleton & Co., publishers; London:S[ampson] Low, Son, & Co.,→OCLC,page166, column 2:Then, Old Hugo came near a badslip-up; though he was only one of the gipsies. He was caught 'shoving the queer' in Newark and New York.1867March 13,“C.”, “Games”, inThe Advocate, volume III, number I, Cambridge, Mass.: Published[…], by the students ofHarvard College; press of John Wilson and Son,→OCLC,page 5, column 1:The chess-player also has need of a quick eye and a steady nerve; [...] However, the self-possession which he requires is to be distinguished from freedom from the momentary nervous excitement which causes so many "slip-ups" in billiards.1955January 22, S. Roberts, “The Man who Made the Grade: A Short Story”, in Ram Singh, A. K. Mukerji, editors,Thought, air edition, volume VII, number 4, New Delhi: Printed on behalf of Siddhartha Publications Ltd., by R. L. Chadha at Naya Hindustan Press,→ISSN,→OCLC,page 9, column 2:[...] I was a little irritated with his attitude of pinpoint criticism and his habit of coming to me with reports of footlingslip-upswhich he could easily have set right himself or brought to the attention of the clerks concerned, [...]1957February 8,Martin Kenneth Tytell(witness), “Testimony of Martin Kenneth Tytell, Accompanied by Chester T. Lane andByron N[icholson] Scott, as Counsel”, inScope of Soviet Activity in the United States: Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary,United States Senate, Eighty-fifthCongress, First Session on the Scope of Soviet Activity in the United States:[…]Part 66[…], Washington, D.C.:United States Government Printing Office,→OCLC,page4111:And I went to the cemetery and I had the guide check the names, all of the names, I did not want anyslipup.1964June 26,Richard H[oward] Ichord [Jr.], “Testimony of John Howard Tillotson, Accompanied by Counsel, John F. Eisberg”, inCommunist Activities in the Minneapolis, Minn., Area: Hearings before theCommittee on Un-American Activities,House of Representatives, Eighty-eighthCongress, Second Session:[…], Washington, D.C.:U.S. Government Printing Office,→OCLC,page1923:That was aslip-upon the part of the committee. Everyone makes a mistake, and gentlemen, I hope you will not make that mistake again. Personally, I rather doubt that he [John Howard Tillotson] would have appeared in executive session even if thisslip-uphad not occurred, and the fact of the matter is that he did not avail himself of the opportunity when the time came.1992February, Edward C. Starnes, “Book Review: A Soldier Supporting Soldiers: Joseph M. Heiser Jr., LTG (USA, Retd.): Center of Military History, Washington, D.C., 1991, 323 pages.[...]”, in Claire B. Starnes, editor,Ordnance: The Professional Bulletin of the Ordnance Soldier(PB;9-92-1), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.: U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School,→ISSN,→OCLC,page63, column 2:He [Joseph M. Heiser Jr.] praises the ordnance soldier and logistician and blames improperly used systems, misunderstandings as to how programs were to work, poor communications and leadership as the problems for many of theslipupsin logistical support to the Army in the field, especially in the combat areas in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.2009January 22, Andrew Das, “Bitter days turn sweet for fans of Cardinals”, inThe New York Times[1], New York, N.Y.:The New York Times Company,→ISSN,→OCLC, archived fromthe originalon12 May 2019:How difficult is it to pick 10 playoff games correctly? [...] Even the current leader Alan Sasso, who earned 261 points through the conference championships had oneslipup.2012June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beatJulien Benneteau”, inThe Guardian[2], archived fromthe originalon15 November 2016:For the second year in a row at Wimbledon,Roger Federerwent to five sets against a Frenchman but this time there would be noslip-ups.
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