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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That was until Warnock, by chance, attended a cricket dinner a couple of days later and a Hall Bower official inadvertently let slip about Booth’s epic innings.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 29 July 2025
When Musk let slip that Yaccarino was coming aboard X (in the middle of rehearsals for NBCU’s annual upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall, no less), the news stunned her colleagues and much of the media, tech and business world.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2025
The company let slip a Windows desktop interface with an altered appearance, which many think represents Windows 12.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
Eventually Trump let slip that he was disappointed in his former adviser, prompting Musk to unleash a flood of insults and taunts.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 29 July 2025
When Musk let slip that Yaccarino was coming aboard X (in the middle of rehearsals for NBCU’s annual upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall, no less), the news stunned her colleagues and much of the media, tech and business world.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2025
The company let slip a Windows desktop interface with an altered appearance, which many think represents Windows 12.
—Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 June 2025
Eventually Trump let slip that he was disappointed in his former adviser, prompting Musk to unleash a flood of insults and taunts.
—Chris Megerian, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
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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 20 Aug. 2025.
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