let slip

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let something slip (out)

Fig. to reveal a secret carelessly or by accident. I didn't let it slip out on purpose. It was an accident. John let the plans slip when he was talking to Bill.

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I should hear it still rippling on with its gentle harpsichord tinkle, as I stretched myself down among the cool lavendered sheets, and little by little let slip the multifarious world. The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context Lydgate, not willing to let slip an opportunity of furthering a favorite purpose, ventured to say-- Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context that a prince possessed of every quality which procures veneration, love, and esteem; of strong parts, great wisdom, and profound learning, endowed with admirable talents, and almost adored by his subjects, should, from a nice, unnecessary scruple, whereof in Europe we can have no conception, let slip an opportunity put into his hands that would have made him absolute master of the lives, the liberties, and the fortunes of his people Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context			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's get down to business Let's get out of here			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 let slide let slide let slide let slide by 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 Let the buyer beware Let the buyer beware let the cat out of the bag let the cat out of the bag let the cat out of the bag

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