Idiom
let something slip
Meaning
To accidentally reveal a secret.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I accidentally let the secret slip during dinner.”
“He tried to keep the surprise party a secret, but he let it slip when his friend asked about the weekend plans.”
“Despite her careful efforts to maintain discretion regarding the merger, she inadvertently let the sensitive information slip during a casual conversation with a competitor.”
Examples
simple
“I accidentally let the secret slip during dinner.”
contextual
“He tried to keep the surprise party a secret, but he let it slip when his friend asked about the weekend plans.”
complex
“Despite her careful efforts to maintain discretion regarding the merger, she inadvertently let the sensitive information slip during a casual conversation with a competitor.”
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