let slide

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let somebody/something slide

to not do anything about someone or something She misbehaved a bit when she got here, and I let her slide because she was in a strange city. It's easy to let exercise slide when you feel bad, but that's when you need it the most.

Usage notes: often used in the form let it slide: Kids don't like practicing because of the repetition, and some coaches tend to let it slide.

See also: let, slide

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Measure his malfunctions on our ditch-o-meter and figure out what's OK to let slide. Forgive forget? Are this faulty ways forgivable? Nine signs that may ... by Kim, Jiae / Girls' Life I would even let slide the little items, like recent college grad, military, owner loyalty, or, like one I saw recently, "farm bureau, affiliates, business links," no single person would really have a shot in hell at qualifying for all that stuff. Clunkers with cash by Rundles, Jeff / ColoradoBiz If you ask your child to stop back talking, for example, but let slide eight out of ten episodes of that behavior, your child knows instinctively this is not a very important issue to you. Behavior Modification in Children - Avoiding the Trap of Unreasonable ... by Colleen Langenfeld / Family and marriage community			let it all hang out Let it be let it be known Let it go let it rip let it slide let know let loose of Let me have it! let me say let nature take its course let off let off easy let off steam let on let oneself go let oneself in for let out let out of let out some kind of sound let pass let past let ride let rip Let sleeping dogs lie let slide let slide by let slip let slip by let slip through fingers Let the buyer beware let the cat out of the bag let the chance slip by let the chips fall Let the chips fall where they may Let the cobbler stick to his last Let the dead bury the dead let the genie out of the bottle let the grass grow under feet let the side down Let them eat cake let things slide let through let up let up on Let us do let well enough alone Let's bump this place! Let's call it a day Let's do this again Let's dump			let out of jail let out of prison Let Out Property let out some kind of sound let out the clutch let out the clutch let out the clutch let out the clutch let out the clutch let pass let pass let pass by let past let premises for a designated period let ride let ride let ride let ride let ride Let Ring let rip let rip let rip let rip let rip LET RUL let slacken Let Sleeping Corpses Lie let sleeping dogs lie let sleeping dogs lie let slide let slide by let slip let slip let slip let slip let slip by let slip through fingers let slip through fingers let slip through fingers let slip through fingers let slip through grasp let slip through grasp let slip through grasp let someone in on something let someone in on the act let someone in on the ground floor let someone off the hook let someone pass by let someone, something, or some creature alone let someone, something, or some creature be let something out let something slide let stand let stew Let Subject to Contract Let the Beats Flow Let the Bible Speak Let the bodies hit the floor Let the buyer beware Let the buyer beware

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