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let on

to allow other people to know about something. He wasn't going to let on that there was any crisis in his family.

Usage notes: usually said about something you want to be a secret

See also: let

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let it be known
let it rip
let it/things slide
let nature take its course
let off
let off easy
let off steam

let on
let out
let ride
let rip
let sleeping dogs lie
let slide
let slip
let slip through fingers

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