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acte manquéa mistake which was unconsciously deliberate; accidentally on purpose; a Freudian slipRate it:

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ballpoint penwriting implementRate it:

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c'est un beau brin de filleShe is a fine slip of a girl.Rate it:

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c'est une faute d'inattentionIt is a slip.Rate it:

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don't dip your pen in company inkAlternative form of you don't dip your pen in company ink.Rate it:

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e (de) manibus effugere, elābito slip, escape from the hands.Rate it:

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einmal ist keinmalOne slip is allowed; everyone deserves a second chanceRate it:

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faire un faux pas(lit.) To stumble; (fig.) To make a slip; To commit a mistake.Rate it:

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felt tip penwriting implementRate it:

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fly the coopTo escape from a pen or similar enclosure.Rate it:

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fortunam ex manibus dimittereto let success slip through one's fingers.Rate it:

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give somebody the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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if you don't want to slip up, stay out of slippery placesTo avoid temptation, triggers, Toxicity Or anything that doesn't do you any justice mentally or otherwise. To Stay away from if not to be tempted to repeat mistakes.Rate it:

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il m'a faussé compagnieHe gave me the slip; He did not keep his appointment.Rate it:

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il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvresThere is many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip.Rate it:

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la langue lui a fourchéHe made a slip of the tongue.Rate it:

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les plus beaux vers sont ceux qu'on ne peut pas écrire.—(lamartine , voyage en orient)“Ah! the best prayers that faith may ever think Are untranslatable by pen and ink.” Bishop Alexander .Rate it:

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let slipTo divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.Rate it:

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let slipallow to escapeRate it:

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let something slipTo accidentally reveal a secret.Rate it:

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memoriā labito make a slip of the memory.Rate it:

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nip slipThe brief accidental exposure of a woman's breast, usually partially and on the side.Rate it:

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noughts and crossespen and paper gameRate it:

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occasionem praetermittere, amittere (through carelessness), omittere (deliberately), dimittere (through indifference)to lose, let slip an opportunity.Rate it:

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pen inTo enclose in a pen To be stuck in a situation; to be forced into a situation by circumstances.Rate it:

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pen inTo schedule, fix a dateRate it:

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Pen is Mightier than the SwordWords have more power than war, to influence with ones words not with fightRate it:

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pen nameauthor's pseudonymRate it:

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pen namenom de plumeRate it:

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pen pictureA written description, often biographical.Rate it:

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pen upTo enclose in a penRate it:

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pen upTo enclose as if in a penRate it:

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pink slipTo get out of the jobRate it:

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pink slipNotice of the termination of employment.Rate it:

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pink slipAn automobile roadworthiness inspection certificate.Rate it:

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poison penA usually intentionally rude, spiteful, and/or condescending piece of writing directed at a person, group, lifestyle, way of thought, or other target.Rate it:

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poison-pen letterA missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned.Rate it:

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prendre sa plumeTo take up one's pen, to write a letter.Rate it:

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rakeThe direction of slip during fault movement. The rake is measured within the fault plane.Rate it:

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se glisser dansto slip intoRate it:

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slide offTo leave a place, a meeting, etc., without being noticed; to slip away, slip off.Rate it:

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slip awayTo die peacefully.Rate it:

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slip awayTo disappear; to elude one.Rate it:

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slip awayTo pass quickly, almost unnoticed.Rate it:

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slip awayTo leave a place, or a gathering, without being noticed.Rate it:

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slip byto pass without having been taken advantage of.Rate it:

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slip byto go unnoticedRate it:

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slip downTo be easily imbibed; to be easy to drink.Rate it:

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slip her cablesRelease, loose, disconnect mooring lines,cables securing a vessel to a harbor buoy.Rate it:

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