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.
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The representative let slip that the request required special handling.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Jason Knauf, who spent seven years working for the couple before becoming a trustee of William's Earthshot Prize, also let slip Kate's feelings about her husband's facial hair.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Hudson, the 24-year-old girlfriend of NFL icon Bill Belichick, let slip an affectionate nickname for the legendary coach.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant UPDATED: March 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM EST
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STORRS – The UConn men’s basketball team made sure to build a lead that was impossible to let slip away at Gampel Pavilion Saturday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025
Jason Knauf, who spent seven years working for the couple before becoming a trustee of William's Earthshot Prize, also let slip Kate's feelings about her husband's facial hair.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors
Jordan Hudson, the 24-year-old girlfriend of NFL icon Bill Belichick, let slip an affectionate nickname for the legendary coach.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Photo by Cloe Poisson/Special to the Courant UPDATED: March 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM EST
Listen to this article
STORRS – The UConn men’s basketball team made sure to build a lead that was impossible to let slip away at Gampel Pavilion Saturday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for let (something) slip
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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 2 May. 2025.
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