let slip
Example Sentences
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But Townsend clearly feels that the flak he has received - after his side let slip a golden opportunity to beat the All Blacks and a 21-0 lead against the Pumas - has been unfair.
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Some let slip their secrets during the actual cook-off, when host Sarah Rankin interviews them as they stir away.
That same weekend, Russell let slip something of the level of discomfort the saga had produced in him.
From BBC
City twice let slip a lead on Wednesday night in the Champions League, being pegged back to a 2-2 draw in Monaco, with the second equaliser arriving in the 90th minute courtesy of England defender Eric Dier's cool penalty.
From BBC
But even he let slip that he "didn't really imagine this" as a scenario at the end of day two.
From BBC
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