Etymology

let slide

Today it means: To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action. Full definition →

Middle English leten sliden
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromleten sliden“to disregard, put aside, let pass, neglect”
  2. English todaylet slide

From Middle English leten sliden (“to disregard, put aside, let pass, neglect”), equivalent to let + slide.

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