"let something slip" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-let something slip.ogg [Australia] Forms: lets something slip [present, singular, third-person], letting something slip [participle, present], let something slip [participle, past], let something slip [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> something slip}} let something slip (third-person singular simple present lets something slip, present participle letting something slip, simple past and past participle let something slip)
  1. (idiomatic) To accidentally reveal a secret. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-let_something_slip-en-verb-MnOWXQLy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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