let slide

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let slide

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From Middle English leten sliden (“to disregard, put aside, let pass, neglect”), equivalent to let + slide.

verb lets slide · letting slide · let slide

transitive, of intangibles To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action. Near-synonym: let ride
Similar: let something ride
To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.
transitive, of persons To tolerate a violation of a norm from. The judge let me slide on the speeding, but not on a $200 seat-belt violation.
idiomatic To allow the condition of something to deteriorate due to negligence or apathy. He let the farm slide after inheriting it from his father.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, slide.

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verb To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action. To tolerate a violation of a norm from

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@misc{let_slide_2026,
  title = {let slide},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/let%20slide},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}