I.
noun
1 mistake
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , slight
▪ unfortunate
▪ accidental
▪ occasional
▪ Freudian , verbal
VERB + SLIP
▪ make
▪
She made a couple of unfortunate ~s during the talk.
▪ afford
▪
His team cannot afford any ~s.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of the tongue
▪
I didn't mean to say that—it was just a ~ of the tongue.
2 piece of paper
ADJECTIVE
▪ rejection ( esp. BrE )
▪
He got fifty rejection ~s before his novel was published.
▪ betting , voting (both BrE )
▪ permission ( esp. AmE )
▪ credit , credit-card , deposit
▪
a bank deposit ~
▪ pay , wage (both BrE )
▪ blue ( AmE , politics )
▪
The Senator returns the blue ~ with an indication whether he or she supports or opposes the nominee.
▪ pink (= to say that sb must leave their job) ( AmE )
▪ compliments ( BrE )
▪
He sent his cheque with a compliments ~.
VERB + SLIP
▪ sign
▪
His father signed a permission ~ for a school field trip.
▪ give sb , hand sb
▪
Thousands of workers were handed pink ~s.
▪ get , receive
▪ return
▪
Please detach and return the ~ below.
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
He wrote the address on a ~ of paper.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of paper
II.
verb
Slip is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ arm , ↑ clutch , ↑ eye , ↑ foot , ↑ hand , ↑ horse , ↑ mask , ↑ rate , ↑ wheel
Slip is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ collar , ↑ disc , ↑ mind , ↑ mooring , ↑ per cent