To slew is to turn violently aside.
Abated means to put aside or stop.
It means approximately "set aside their formal clothing".
August is one of the last months in the year. It's not the end, but it's getting close. "August Mistress" is a reference to a woman who is past her prime (in looks) and is about to be put aside by her man.
It means to avoid an issue or to put the issue aside a moment.
Put some food in my stomach
To delay something
It means "cut in two equal pieces and one of the pieces put aside".
it means to make someone mad
The word aside means to put to the side. Some example sentences are: The lady asked the shop owner to put the item aside for her. They put their differences aside. She put her sewing aside to make dinner.
I stood aside a tree I sat aside a famour baseball player.
I believe you're thinking of the phrase "to put your foot in your mouth." That means you say something to a person (unwittingly) that embarrasses them and then often will create a generally uncomfortable moment.