let slip

Verb

Meaning

let slip (third-person singular simple present lets slip, present participle letting slip, simple past and past participle let slip)

(transitive, idiomatic) To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.
He finally let slip that they plan to take over the business.

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Synonyms

miss tell publish reveal ignore expose leak disclosed spill utter impart disclose confess betray cough
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Antonyms

know remember recall recollect cover-up think of
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Examples

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out. Winston Churchill

Cry, 'Havoc and let slip the dogs of war. William Shakespeare

All the opportunities you let slip by! The idea, the inspiration just doesn´t come fast enough. Instead of being open, you´re closed up tight. That´s the worst sin of all - the sin of omission. Simone de Beauvoir

What our leaders and pundits never let slip is that the terrorists - whatever else they might be - might also be rational human beings; which is to say that in their own minds they have a rational justification for their actions. William Blum

... as a rule of thumb, whenever there appears a plural, correct for a singular. Should I ever let slip a royal WE, put me out of my misery with a swift blow to the head. Nicole Krauss

One word let slip and four horses would fail to catch it. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

let sink let sleeping dogs lie let slide let slip from memory let someone down gently let someone go