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1 let slip
1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) a lăsa să-i scape2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) a spune fără intenţie -
2 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) a aluneca2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) a-i scăpa printre degete3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) a fi în declin, a coborî4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) a se furişa5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) a se elibera (din)6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) a aluneca2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) eroare2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gafă3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinezon, jupon4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cală•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bucăţică
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let something slip — let (something) slip to say something that you intended to keep secret. She doesn t like to tell people what she s doing, but sometimes she ll let something slip. From time to time, Alex lets slip an ugly comment about his colleagues. Usage notes … New idioms dictionary
let (something) slip through (your) fingers — 1. to waste an opportunity to achieve something. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism and I can t let it slip through my fingers. Usage notes: sometimes used without let: He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers … New idioms dictionary
let something slip through one's fingers — (or grasp) lose hold or possession of something … Useful english dictionary
let something slip — REVEAL, disclose, divulge, let out, give away, blurt out; give the game away; informal let on, blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans; Brit. informal blow the gaff. → slip * * * let something drop/slip/ … Useful english dictionary
let something slip (through your fingers) — let sth ˈslip (through your fingers) idiom to miss or fail to use an opportunity • Don t let the chance to work abroad slip through your fingers. Main entry: ↑slipidiom … Useful english dictionary
let something slip — who let it slip that we were hiding here? Syn: reveal, disclose, divulge, let out, give away, blurt out; give the game away; informal let on, blab, let the cat out of the bag, spill the beans … Thesaurus of popular words
let something slip — 1》 reveal something inadvertently in conversation. 2》 archaic release a hound from the leash to begin the chase. → slip … English new terms dictionary
let something slip — verb To accidentally reveal a secret … Wiktionary
let (it) slip — phrase to tell someone something that is secret by mistake He let it slip that they intended to move to Canada. She let slip something very interesting. Thesaurus: to make a mistake, or to do something badlysynonym to tell or reveal a secret or… … Useful english dictionary
let something out — 1 I let out a cry of triumph: UTTER, emit, give (vent to), produce, issue, express, voice, release. 2 she let out that he d given her a lift home: REVEAL, make known … Useful english dictionary
let something out — 1) I let out a cry of triumph Syn: utter, emit, give, give vent to, produce, issue, express, voice, release 2) she let out that he d given her a lift home Syn: reveal, make known, tell … Thesaurus of popular words
