let (something) slip
idiom
: to say (something that one did not want to say) by mistake
He let slip that he's looking for a better job.
Don't let it slip that we hadn't planned on inviting her.
Examples of let (something) slip in a Sentence
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But that eighth inning represented an opportunity lost — a chance that the Royals let slip from their grasp.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
And, in one stray moment, Shamji let something slip.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
On the rare occasion their teens do let slip their admiration for their parents' projects, the Fixer Upper stars can't help but bask in it.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
Some of those workers must do high-hazard work that requires expertise the country has largely let slip since the last days of the cold war.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
For a staunch advocate of the private sector, Liscovich also let slip flashes of exasperation at how corporate corporations can be.
—Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
Photograph: Apple Just as Apple was wrapping up its annual presentation of a brand-new iPhone today—a whole suite of them, plus a watch—the company’s senior vice president of marketing, Greg Joswiak, let slip that two new iCloud plans would launch on September 18.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
Storming off to her dressing room, Ms. Scotto let slip an obscenity recorded on camera.
—Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
The sale is the kind of opportunity that serious muscle car enthusiasts will not want to let slip by.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
And, in one stray moment, Shamji let something slip.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
On the rare occasion their teens do let slip their admiration for their parents' projects, the Fixer Upper stars can't help but bask in it.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2023
Some of those workers must do high-hazard work that requires expertise the country has largely let slip since the last days of the cold war.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2023
For a staunch advocate of the private sector, Liscovich also let slip flashes of exasperation at how corporate corporations can be.
—Samanth Subramanian, WIRED, 5 Oct. 2023
Photograph: Apple Just as Apple was wrapping up its annual presentation of a brand-new iPhone today—a whole suite of them, plus a watch—the company’s senior vice president of marketing, Greg Joswiak, let slip that two new iCloud plans would launch on September 18.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2023
Storming off to her dressing room, Ms. Scotto let slip an obscenity recorded on camera.
—Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
The sale is the kind of opportunity that serious muscle car enthusiasts will not want to let slip by.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 June 2023
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“Let (something) slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20%28something%29%20slip. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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