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to slip up
[phrase form: slip]
01
to make a mistake
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Present tense
slip up
3rd person singular
slips up
Past simple
slipped up
Past participle
slipped up
Examples
He did n't mean to insult her, but he slipped up and said something unintentionally hurtful.
