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Osee Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary

Let it slip that ...

Chandler let it slip that Ross was in love with Rachel.

I heard this in Friends. May I know what's that phrase mean?

BTW, Can I equivalently say this: Chandler slipped that Ross was in love with Rachel?

Thanks.
  

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"let it slip" = revealed, usually unintentionally. So, Chandler didn't intend to tell anyone that Ross was in love with Rachel, but he accidentally did. You can't say "Chandler slipped that Ross was in love with Rachel".

— Mr Wordy

  • "let it slip" = revealed, usually unintentionally.
  • So, Chandler didn't intend to tell anyone that Ross was in love with Rachel, but he accidentally did.
  • You can't say "Chandler slipped that Ross was in love with Rachel".
  • This isn't idiomatic.
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"let it slip" = revealed, usually unintentionally.

So, Chandler didn't intend to tell anyone that Ross was in love with Rachel, but he accidentally did.

You can't say "Chandler slipped that Ross was in love with Rachel". This isn't idiomatic.
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Great!Thank you, Mr Wordy.
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I'm fairly sure you can say: " Chandler let slip that Ross was in love with Rachel"
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Really? May I get a comfirm from another person? Thanks.
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Osee
Really? May I get a comfirm from another person? Thanks.


If you're referring to the anon's sentence "Chandler let slip that Ross was in love with Rachel", then yes, that's fine. The word "it" is optional.
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Yes, I meant it. Thanks, Mr Wordy.
Mr Wordy
Osee
Really? May I get a comfirm from another person? Thanks.


If you're referring to the anon's sentence "Chandler let slip that Ross was in love with Rachel", then yes, that's fine. The word "it" is optional.


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