let something drop

let something drop (or fall)

casually reveal a piece of information.

let something ˈdrop

1 do or say nothing more about somebody/something: I’ve heard enough about this subject. Can we let it drop now?
2 mention somebody/something in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident: He let it drop that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his.

See also: drop, let, something

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

See also:

on one's
on someone's
save someone's skin
do someone or something justice
other than
other than (something)
out of one's
#dead
(I've) got to go
run someone out of town

References in periodicals archive

Social networks connect people to each other and to topics of interest, and you can't count on an angry mob to just let something drop. Misdirection--changing the topic of conversation to something that makes you look better--doesn't work for similar reasons.

Branded! Will you fight for your name?

词组	let something drop
释义	let something drop let something drop (or fall) casually reveal a piece of information. See also: drop, let, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary let something ˈdrop 1 do or say nothing more about somebody/something: I’ve heard enough about this subject. Can we let it drop now? 2 mention somebody/something in a conversation, by accident or as if by accident: He let it drop that the Prime Minister was a close friend of his. See also: drop, let, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: on one's on someone's save someone's skin do someone or something justice other than other than (something) out of one's #dead (I've) got to go run someone out of town References in periodicals archive Social networks connect people to each other and to topics of interest, and you can't count on an angry mob to just let something drop. Misdirection--changing the topic of conversation to something that makes you look better--doesn't work for similar reasons. Branded! Will you fight for your name?
随便看	in a dead heat in a delicate condition in a dither in a dither, all in a dog's age in a double bind in advance in advance of in advance of (someone or something) in a dwaal in a familiar way in a family way in a fashion in a fix in a flap in a flash in a flat spin in a flutter in a fog in a funk in a good, bad, favourable, etc. light in a good light in a good mood in agreement in agreement (with someone or something)