Catch Word #238 – I let it slip through my fingers
Episode description
In this week’s Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy explain three everyday expressions using the word slip: slip up, to slip [one’s] mind, and to slip through [one’s] fingers.
Fun fact
There are an estimated 60 different phrases that use the word slip. From slip of the tongue (when you accidentally say something you don’t mean) to slipping one over on someone (when you deceive someone), each phrase has a unique meaning.
Expressions included in the study guide
- Slip up
- To know [something] all too well
- Get this
- To slip [one’s] mind
- To slip through [one’s] fingers
- Simple as that
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Catch Word #238 – I let it slip through my fingers
Episode description
In this week’s Catch Word episode, Andrew and Jeremy explain three everyday expressions using the word slip: slip up, to slip [one’s] mind, and to slip through [one’s] fingers.Fun fact
There are an estimated 60 different phrases that use the word slip. From slip of the tongue (when you accidentally say something you don’t mean) to slipping one over on someone (when you deceive someone), each phrase has a unique meaning.Expressions included in the study guide
- Slip up
- To know [something] all too well
- Get this
- To slip [one’s] mind
- To slip through [one’s] fingers
- Simple as that
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Jeremy Brinkerhoff
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free
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Audio editor: Kevin Moorehouse
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Lisa Hoekstra
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
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