slip up

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to make a careless mistake

   They were hoping somebody would slip up and give them something to go on.

   There's not going to be any slip-up. Nothing sloppy. Nothing weak.

In the movies · 6

• Your little slip-up will be a minor bump in the road,The Princess and the Frog2009
• There's not going to be any slip-up. Nothing sloppy. Nothing weak.Double Indemnity1944
• A small slip-up is one thing. A big one does not bear thinking about.X-Men: First Class2011
• You know how long we've been waiting for Garza to slip up.R.I.P.D.2013
• Why don't you slip up this canyon and tomahawk that son of a bitch?Hell or High Water2016
• They were hoping somebody would slip up and give them something to go on.The Usual Suspects1995
• Each box contains 250 slips per box, each slip worth up to a grand.Baby Driver2017
• so one slip-up and me and my son are out on the streets.Tom & Jerry2021

Learn it in full scenes

• The Princess and the Frog2009
  • Mama Reads the Frog Prince
  • Tiana's Father Teaches Her to Dream
  • Tiana Works Toward Her Restaurant
• Double Indemnity1944
  • Walter Meets Phyllis
  • Neff Flirts With Phyllis
  • Keyes Busts Garlopis's Fake Claim

From the same entry

• let slip
• let slip
• slip your mind
• slip one over on
• slip through the net
• out of gear
• roll off the tongue
• slip away
• slip out
• give the slip
• a slip of a boy, girl
• a slip of the pen