slip a cog gear
1slip\ a\ cog — • slip a cog • slip a gear v. phr. slang To make a mistake. I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor. Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He s slipping his gears if he s promised to take the boys camping. Compare: slip up …
2slip a cog — or[slip a gear] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. * /I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor./ * /Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He s slipping his gears if he s promised to take the boys camping./ Compare: SLIP UP …
3slip a cog — or[slip a gear] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make a mistake. * /I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor./ * /Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He s slipping his gears if he s promised to take the boys camping./ Compare: SLIP UP …
4slip\ a\ gear — • slip a cog • slip a gear v. phr. slang To make a mistake. I must have been slipping a cog when I said that I would run for mayor. Jim hates to sleep outdoors. He s slipping his gears if he s promised to take the boys camping. Compare: slip up …
5cog — cog1 /kog, kawg/, n., v., cogged, cogging. n. 1. (not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly esp. one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material. 2. a cogwheel. 3. a person who plays a minor part in a large …
6gear — See: HIGH GEAR, SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR, THROW OUT OF GEAR …
7gear — See: HIGH GEAR, SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR, THROW OUT OF GEAR …
8gear — See: high gear, slip a cog or slip a gear, throw out of gear …
9cog — See: SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR …
10cog — See: SLIP A COG or SLIP A GEAR …
