世博习惯用语【43】slip of the tongue 说露了嘴

slip of the tongue
说露了嘴

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slip, in this slang, means accidentally reveal (a secret, etc); say something casually，偶然泄露（秘密等）；无意中说出（某事）。

单一个slip就有泄露秘密的意思，我们来看例句：

She let slip that she had not paid her tax.
她偶然说出她还没交税呢。

注意用法：let something slip that… / let slip that…

tongue舌头。不知大家是否还记得以前讲过一个“at the tip of one's tongue”？意思是“话到嘴边，差点说出”。

这里，slip of the tongue意思是说露了嘴。我们来看它的用法：

The mayor really made a slip of the tongue!
市长可真是说露了嘴了！