Fall down
Fall down verb - Lose an upright position suddenly.
Slip up
Slip up verb - To make a mistake.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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What actually transpires is that instead of slipping, the minion picks up the banana peel and lectures Sam for littering... only for Max to slip up behind the minion and clobber him with a pair of garbage can lids, causing him to fall down the manhole anyways.
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