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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Adams, Rafferty, Gabriel Macht and Gina Torres all met at the Golden Globes in January and let slip there was a group chat for the cast but Meghan was not part of it.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
In a February 2024 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Glover let slip that the movie is set at — what else? — a Greendale Community College reunion.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
Whereas Sajak occasionally let slip some cranky uncle-type comments, especially in his later years, Seacrest’s banter is still a bit on the stiff side.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
In a February 2024 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Glover let slip that the movie is set at — what else? — a Greendale Community College reunion.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 21 Oct. 2024
Whereas Sajak occasionally let slip some cranky uncle-type comments, especially in his later years, Seacrest’s banter is still a bit on the stiff side.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
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.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 July 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 5 Nov. 2024.
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