let slip by

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let something slip by and let something slide by

1. Lit to permit something to move quickly by oneself. He let the ball slip by and he knew he had better get the next one. The careless cashier let the leaky milk carton slide by.

2. Fig. to forget or miss an important time or date. I'm sorry I just let your birthday slip by. I let it slide by accidentally.

3. Fig. to waste a period of time. You wasted the whole day by letting it slip by. We were having fun, and we let the time slide by.

See also: let, slip

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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's get the show on the road			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 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 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 let the cat out of the bag

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