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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The news was actually let slip a couple of hours early by the official Facebook page for Pokémon in the Philippines, but confirmed during the presentation.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Lehkonen doesn’t speak with Denver media members all that often, and personal details like the ones MacKinnon let slip are a rarity.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Anthony Mackie let slip that Kendrick Lamar is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
Denzel Washington let slip that writer-director Ryan Coogler is currently writing him a role for the third entry in the superhero series, while a recent report asserted that Marvel is considering recasting the role of T'Challa, which was indelibly played by the late Chadwick Boseman.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Lehkonen doesn’t speak with Denver media members all that often, and personal details like the ones MacKinnon let slip are a rarity.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Anthony Mackie let slip that Kendrick Lamar is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
Denzel Washington let slip that writer-director Ryan Coogler is currently writing him a role for the third entry in the superhero series, while a recent report asserted that Marvel is considering recasting the role of T'Challa, which was indelibly played by the late Chadwick Boseman.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Let (something) slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20%28something%29%20slip. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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