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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In that interview, Murphy let slip that his character Donkey, the trusty sidekick of Myers’ ogre Shrek, also will be getting his own spinoff movie.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
While populists extolled the common people and rejected the elite, Macron praised the reformist zeal of the elite and from time to time let slip his doubts about the virtues of the people.
—Arthur Goldhammer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2018
On the rare occasion that their teens do let slip their admiration for their parents' projects, the Fixer Upper stars can't help but bask in it.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
But that eighth inning represented an opportunity lost — a chance that the Royals let slip from their grasp.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
While populists extolled the common people and rejected the elite, Macron praised the reformist zeal of the elite and from time to time let slip his doubts about the virtues of the people.
—Arthur Goldhammer, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2018
On the rare occasion that their teens do let slip their admiration for their parents' projects, the Fixer Upper stars can't help but bask in it.
—Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
But that eighth inning represented an opportunity lost — a chance that the Royals let slip from their grasp.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2024
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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 26 Jul. 2024.
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