Significado
To make a slip of the tongue or to accidentally say something wrong.
Banco de ejercicios
3 ejercicios日本語を話すとき、時々___ことがあります。
プレゼンテーション中、緊張して___そうになった。
彼は早口で話すので、よく___。
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The idiom '舌を噛む' (shita o kamu) literally translates to 'to bite one's tongue'. This vivid image conveys the idea of a momentary physical action that leads to an unintended verbal outcome. The origin likely stems from the common human experience of accidentally biting one's tongue while speaking, often when startled or speaking too quickly, which can cause a brief interruption or a mispronunciation. Over time, this physical action became a metaphorical representation for verbal blunders or saying something one did not intend to say. It implies a sense of accidental error rather than intentional deceit. This expression is deeply rooted in everyday observations of human speech and the occasional physical mishaps associated with it. Similar expressions exist in other languages, reflecting a universal understanding of such verbal mistakes.
