slip up
Third Person
slips up
Present Participle
slipping up
Past Tense
slipped up
Past Participle
slipped up
1
to make a mistake
- He didn't mean to insult her, but he slipped up and said something unintentionally hurtful.
- During the presentation, she slipped up and forgot a crucial detail about the project.
- In the interview, he slipped up by providing incorrect information about his work experience.
- In the heat of the debate, she accidentally slipped up and misquoted a statistic.
- The actor apologized to the audience after slipping up and forgetting a line in the middle of the play.