Oops! Skate slipped, you might say (2,2,5)
I believe the answer is:
so to speak
'you might say' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'oops skate slipped' is the wordplay.
'slipped' is an anagram indicator.
'oops'+'skate'='oopsskate'
'oopsskate' with letters rearranged gives 'SO TO SPEAK'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for so to speak that I've seen before include "In a way" , "If one may use that expression" , "as one might say" .)