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let slip

verb lets slip · letting slip · let slip

  1. idiomatic, transitive To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake. It was let slip that they were planning to take over the business.
  2. UK, obsolete, slang To let fly; to attack or challenge someone. I would take it kind of your worship to let me be present at his examination, that if he clear himself of one murder I may let slip at him with the other.

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verb to divulge a secret

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@misc{let_slip_2026,
  title = {let slip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/let%20slip},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}