slip of the tongue : Popular Idioms in English

slip of the tongue

To say something unintentionally

The Smiths hadn't planned on telling anyone that Hanna was pregnant for another month, but Bob let it out with a slip of the tongue when his father offered Hanna a beer.

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  slip of the tongue
  • Shaw’s triple-overtime goal gives Blackhawks Stanley Cup opener
    Exhausted and exhilarated after scoring the biggest goal he might ever score, a half-stunned Andrew Shaw meandered through a postgame interview on national television, casually slipping in an F-bomb. “Slip of the tongue,” Shaw said later. “I was exhausted. I couldn’t think at all. Could barely breathe. I think I made up a word in there, too.” No worries. It was after midnight, anyway. Shaw ...
    June 13, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times
  • Kelly gives nod to Rees as Irish's starting QB
    Coach tells reporters senior will not have to fight for job in aftermath of Golson suspension Tommy Rees indeed will be Notre Dame's starting quarterback this fall. This declaration is not a slip of the tongue at an awards dinner, but rather a product of Brian Kelly saying he took time to digest what actually would happen with Everett Golson gone.
    June 13, 2013 - 22 WSBT South Bend
  • Shaw’s triple-overtime goal gives Blackhawks Stanley Cup opener
    Exhausted and exhilarated after scoring the biggest goal he might ever score, a half-stunned Andrew Shaw meandered through a postgame interview on national television, casually slipping in an F-bomb. “Slip of the tongue,” Shaw said later. “I was exhausted. I couldn’t think at all. Could barely breathe. I think I made up a word in there, too.” No worries. It was after midnight, anyway. Shaw ...
    June 13, 2013 - Chicago Sun-Times