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Backing students, a mistake
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slip-up
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Despite a few unfortunate slip-ups, we finished on time. ▪ If we are going to win the contract, we can't afford any more slip-ups. ▪ This whole situation only happened because of a slip-up by the bank. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. [syn: slip , miscue , parapraxis ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) A mistake or error; a minor misstep.
Usage examples of slip-up.
She could not afford to make a mistake, yet in the back of her mind was the thoroughly disquieting notion that her haste would almost ensure some kind of slip-up.