Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
let drop — To disclose inadvertently, or seemingly so • • • Main Entry: ↑drop … Useful english dictionary
let drop — index divulge Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
let drop — {v. phr.} 1. To cease to talk about; set aside; forget. * /This is such an unpleasant subject that I suggest we let it drop for a few days./ 2. To disclose; hint. * /He unexpectedly let drop that he was resigning and joining another firm./ … Dictionary of American idioms
let\ drop — v. phr. 1. To cease to talk about; set aside; forget. This is such an unpleasant subject that I suggest we let it drop for a few days. 2. To disclose; hint. He unexpectedly let drop that he was resigning and joining another firm … Словарь американских идиом
let drop — Synonyms and related words: allude to, babble, be indiscreet, be unguarded, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blurt, blurt out, call attention to, comment, drop, exclaim, give away, inform, inform on, interject, leak, let fall, let slip … Moby Thesaurus
Let — Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Let — Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta, OS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drop|let — «DROP liht», noun. a tiny drop … Useful english dictionary
drop — 1 verb FALL/ALLOW TO FALL 1 (T) to stop holding or carrying something so that it falls: I must have dropped my scarf on the bus. | The dog dropped a stick at George s feet. 2 FALL (I) to fall suddenly, especially from a high place: A bottle… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drop — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abate, abdicate, abeyance, abjure, ablate, acknowledge defeat, act drop, advantage, asbestos, asbestos board, ascend, ax, backdrop, backslide, balm, balsam, bank, bate, batten, be bereaved of, be confined, be… … Moby Thesaurus
