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HUBLOT Posted 11 years ago
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Let it slip out to ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-151508/Ulrikas-Mr-Right.html
The source said: 'He kept it all pretty secret but let it slip out to a couple of people that he had rather taken a shine to Ulrika and wouldn't mind seeing her again.'
Is "let it slip out to" correct? What about "let it slip to"?
The source said: 'He kept it all pretty secret but let it slip out to a couple of people that he had rather taken a shine to Ulrika and wouldn't mind seeing her again.'
Is "let it slip out to" correct? What about "let it slip to"?
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Both are used. I would say that "slip out" gives a stronger sense of something being held in, while "slip" may suggest only carelessness in speaking.
- Both are used.
- I would say that "slip out" gives a stronger sense of something being held in, while "slip" may suggest only carelessness in speaking.
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Both are used. I would say that "slip out" gives a stronger sense of something being held in, while "slip" may suggest only carelessness in speaking.
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