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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This week, the three personalities all made separate appearances on morning news programs, and all let slip some pretty major profanities on live TV. —

Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024 On the Wednesday, October 30 episode of The View, the 82-year-old comedian let slip a bit of personal history about co-host Sara Haines that even Haines' parents, seated in the audience, weren't ready to hear. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 There will be no careful accounting once the dogs of war have been let slip. —

Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 June 2024 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. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for let (something) slip

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