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let slip

idiom
Meaning

To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    buy to let

    To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it

  2. 02

    don't let the door hit you on the way out

    Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.

  3. 03

    give someone the slip

    To evade, escape, or get away from somebody.

  4. 04

    let a sleeping dog lie

    Alternative form of let sleeping dogs lie.

  5. 05

    let bygones be bygones

    To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).

  6. 06

    let crazy stick its dick in you

    To have sex with a male deemed insane.

  7. 07

    let down

    To disappoint; to betray or fail somebody.

  8. 08

    let drive

    To aim a blow; to strike with force; to attack; to shoot (an arrow or firearm).

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