slip up

/slɪp əp/
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Other forms: slipped up; slipping up; slips up

Definitions of slip up
  1. verb
    make an error
    “She slipped up and revealed the name”
    synonyms: stumble, trip up
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    type of:
    err, mistake, slip
    make a mistake or be incorrect
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