Idiom
let slip
Meaning
To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He let slip that he bought a new car.”
“I tried to keep the party a secret, but I accidentally let slip the date to my sister.”
“During the tense negotiation, the manager inadvertently let slip the company's plans to merge with their primary competitor.”
Examples
simple
“He let slip that he bought a new car.”
contextual
“I tried to keep the party a secret, but I accidentally let slip the date to my sister.”
complex
“During the tense negotiation, the manager inadvertently let slip the company's plans to merge with their primary competitor.”
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