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Collocations for slip - noun

1. mistake

ADJECTIVE

little, slight
unfortunate
accidental
occasional
Freudian, verbal

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VERB + slip

make
She made a couple of unfortunate slips during the talk.
afford
His team cannot afford any slips.

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PHRASES

a slip of the tongue
I didn't mean to say that—it was just a slip of the tongue.

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2. piece of paper

ADJECTIVE

rejection (esp. BrE)
He got fifty rejection slips before his novel was published.
betting, voting (both BrE)
permission (esp. AmE)
credit, credit-card, deposit
a bank deposit slip
pay, wage (both BrE)
blue (AmE,politics)
The Senator returns the blue slip with an indication whether he or she supports or opposes the nominee.
pink (= to say that sb must leave their job)
compliments (BrE)
He sent his cheque with a compliments slip.

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VERB + slip

sign
His father signed a permission slip for a school field trip.
give sb, hand sb
Thousands of workers were handed pink slips.
get, receive
return
Please detach and return the slip below.

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PREPOSITION

on a/the slip
He wrote the address on a slip of paper.

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PHRASES

a slip of paper

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Collocations for slip - verb

Slip is used with these nouns as the subject:
arm, clutch, eye, foot, hand, horse, mask, rate, wheel

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Slip is used with these nouns as the object:
collar, disc, mind, mooring, per cent

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