let+slip
91let out — 1) allow to go out or escape I let out our dog this morning and he hasn t come home yet. 2) allow to be known, tell They let out the details of the restructuring plan late last night so we haven t had time to talk about them yet. 3) make longer… …
92slip rope — noun Etymology: slip (III) 1. : a rope by which a cable is secured preparatory to clearing hawse 2. : a rope so fastened that it can easily and quickly be unfastened * * * slip rope, a rope so arranged that it may be readily let go …
93let down — Synonyms and related words: abate, apostatize, arrest, backpedal, backwater, baffle, baffled, balk, balked, bamboozle, bate, bear down, beguile, betray, betrayed, bilk, bilked, blasted, blighted, bluff, bolt, brake, break away, bring low, cajole …
94slip through — PHRASAL VERB If something slips through a set of checks or rules, it is accepted when in fact it should not be. [V P n] ...hardened trouble makers who have slipped through the security checks... [V P] The slightest little bit of inattention can… …
95let something slip — 1》 reveal something inadvertently in conversation. 2》 archaic release a hound from the leash to begin the chase. → slip …
96slip stopper — noun Etymology: slip (II) : a cable stopper consisting of a short length of chain with a pelican hook at the end and intended to be used when the cable is let go suddenly …
97slip — I. v. n. 1. Glide, slide. 2. Err, trip, mistake, fall into error, commit a fault. II. v. a. 1. Put stealthily, convey secretly. 2. Omit, allow to escape, lose by negligence. 3. Throw off, disengage one s self from. 4 …
98let someone go — they let half of the warehouse crew go Syn: dismiss, discharge, lay off, give notice to; informal sack, fire, ax, give someone their marching orders, send packing, give someone the boot, give someone the (old) heave ho, can, pink slip …
99slip back — Synonyms and related words: backslide, cock, degenerate, deteriorate, disimprove, fall, fall again into, fall astern, fall back, fall behind, fall from grace, get behind, get worse, go backwards, go behind, grow worse, have a relapse, jerk back,… …
100slip-tongue wheel — noun : a two wheeled logging truck in which the load is suspended under an axle or arch and whose design is such that on a downgrade the end of the tongue slips out of a stirrup so as to let one end of the logs drop to the road and act as a brake …
