let something slide — let (someone/something) slide to not do anything about someone or something. She misbehaved a bit when she got here, and I let her slide because she was in a strange city. It s easy to let exercise slide when you feel bad, but that s when you… … New idioms dictionary
let something slide — to allow something to become worse by not paying enough attention to it I m glad to see you haven t let things slide since I left … English dictionary
let something slide — verb a) To consciously overlook behaviour generally considered as warranting some form of sanction or reprimand. The police officer let the ticket slide when she found her brother in laws car illegally parked. b) To allow the condition of… … Wiktionary
let someone slide — let (someone/something) slide to not do anything about someone or something. She misbehaved a bit when she got here, and I let her slide because she was in a strange city. It s easy to let exercise slide when you feel bad, but that s when you… … New idioms dictionary
slide — (v.) O.E. slidan move smoothly, glide, from P.Gmc. *slidanan (Cf. O.H.G. slito, Ger. Schlitten sledge ), from PIE root * (s)lei slide (Cf. Lith. slystu to glide, slide, O.C.S. sledu track, Gk. olisthos slipperiness … Etymology dictionary
slide — slide1 [ slaıd ] noun count ** ▸ 1 something children play on ▸ 2 sliding movement ▸ 3 reduction in amount ▸ 4 piece of film/glass ▸ 5 fall of rock/earth etc. 1. ) a structure that children play on by climbing up steps and sliding down a slope on … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
slide — [[t]sla͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ slides, sliding, slid 1) V ERG When something slides somewhere or when you slide it there, it moves there smoothly over or against something. [V n with adj] She slid the door open... [V n prep/adv] I slid the wallet into his… … English dictionary
let slide — phrasal : to cease to pay attention to : let go * * * let slide 1. To take no action over 2. To allow to deteriorate through negligence • • • Main Entry: ↑slide * * * let (something) slide informal : to do nothing about ( … Useful english dictionary
let — let1 [ let ] (past tense and past participle let) verb *** ▸ 1 allow ▸ 2 for showing anger etc. ▸ 3 for giving order ▸ 4 rent room/house/etc. ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to allow something to happen: let someone/something do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
let — I UK [let] / US verb Word forms let : present tense I/you/we/they let he/she/it lets present participle letting past tense let past participle let *** 1) a) [transitive] to allow something to happen let someone/something do something: I stepped… … English dictionary
