let slip; blurt out; make a slip of the tongue
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to let slip; to blurt out; to make a slip of the tongue
Refers to accidentally revealing secrets or saying something wrong due to carelessness. Often used with the perfective aspect marker '了' to indicate the accidental nature of the revelation.
Tā她
shuō说
zhe着
shuō说
zhe着
jiù就
zǒu走
le了
zuǐ嘴
le了
。
She was talking and talking and then let it slip.
Wǒ我
gāng刚
cái才
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
zǒu走
le了
zuǐ嘴
，
bǎ把
mì秘
mì密
gào告
sù诉
tā他
le了
。
I accidentally blurted it out just now and told him the secret.
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Tán谈
pàn判
shí时
qiān千
wàn万
bié别
zǒu走
zuǐ嘴
，
xiè泄
lòu露
le了
dǐ底
jià价
。
During negotiations, be sure not to let it slip and reveal the bottom price.
Tā他
zhè这
yī一
zǒu走
zuǐ嘴
，
zhěng整
gè个
jì计
huà划
dōu都
bào暴
lù露
le了
。
With this slip of the tongue, the whole plan was exposed.