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[slip of the pen]{n. phr.} The mistake of writing something different from what you should or what you planned. •/That was a slip of the pen. I meant to write September, not November./ •/I wish you would forget it. That was a slip of the pen./

[slip of the tongue] also [slip of the lip]{n. phr.} The mistake of saying something you had not wanted or planned to say; an error of speech. •/No one would have known our plans if Kay hadn’t made a slip of the tongue./ •/She didn’t mean to tell our secret; it was a slip of the lip./

[slip one’s mind]{v. phr.} To forget something. •/I meant to mail those letters but it entirely slipped my mind./

[slip over] See: PUT OVER(2).

[slip through one’s fingers]{v. phr.} To escape without someone’s knowing how. •/Policemen surrounded the building, but the thief managed to slip through their fingers./ •/Mike earns a good wage, but he doesn’t save a penny. Money just slips through his fingers./

[slipup]{n.} A mistake. •/"I’m sorry, sir. That was an unfortunate slipup," the barber said when he scratched the client’s face./

[slip up]{v. phr.} To make a mistake. •/Someone at the bank slipped up. There are only 48 pennies in this 50c roll of coins./ •/If he hadn’t slipped up on the last questions, his score on the test would have been perfect./

[slow burn]{n.}, {informal} A slowly increasing feeling of anger. •/The boys kept teasing John, and watched him do a slow burn./ •/Barbara’s slow burn ended only when Mary explained the misunderstanding./

[slowdown]{n.} A period of lesser activity, usually in the economic sphere. •/We all hope the current slowdown in the economy will soon be over./

[slow down]{v. phr.} To go more slowly than usual. •/The road was slippery, so Mr. Jones slowed down the car./ •/Pat once could run a mile in five minutes, but now that he’s older he’s slowing down./ Compare: LET UP(2). STEP DOWN. Contrast: SPEED UP.

[slow on the draw]{adj. phr.} Not very smart; having difficulty figuring things out. •/Poor Eric doesn’t get very good grades in physics; when it comes to problem-solving, he is rather slow on the draw./

[slow on the uptake] See: SLOW ON THE DRAW.

[slow tune] See: STANDARD TIME.

[slow up]{v.} 1. To go more slowly. •/The truck slowed up as it approached the toll gate./ •/Construction on the road slows up traffic./ 2. To become less busy. •/Business slows up at the stores after Christmas./

[slug it out]{v. phr.} To have a strong verbal or physical battle with someone; to contest something most vigorously. •/The two contenders for the lightweight boxing championship were slugging it out in the ring./ •/The two candidates for Congress were slugging it out on radio and on television./

[sly] See: ON THE SLY.

[smack-dab] also {southern}[smack-to-dab]{adv.}, {informal} Exactly; squarely. •/The ball landed smack-dab at our feet./ •/The plane landed smack-to-dab in the middle of the hay field./