| 词汇 | let slip something |
| 释义 | Idiom let slip somethinglet slip (something) to say something that you did not intend to say because you wanted to keep it secret.Pam let slip an interesting bit of gossip yesterday.Stupidly, I let it slip that they'd decided not to give him the job. (often + that)let (something) slipTo accidentally or inadvertently reveal some secret or important piece of information. I can't believe your sister let news of our engagement slip in front of your parents! The agent, under the influence of a powerful truth serum, let slip the names of other operatives working covertly in the area. let ˈslip somethinggive somebody information that is supposed to be secret: She tried not to let slip what she knew.I happened to let it slip that he had given me $2 000 for the car. |
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