let drop

Idioms  

1. Also, let fall. Utter a word or hint, either casually or inadvertently. For example, He let drop the fact that he'd decided to run for office, or She let fall some bits of gossip about the other teachers. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

Pages followed with a broken-bat bloop up the middle that Marte alertly let drop near the second-base bag.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2024

Stott popped one up 17 feet from the plate in the seventh that three fielders looked at and let drop for a single.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

In the meantime, you should be warming up your networking contacts and following up on leads you may have let drop when you landed this job months ago.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Deep use worms that you have to let drop deeper than you think, around 22 feet.

From Washington Times • Jan. 13, 2021

One of Bunny’s favorite ways to start a sentence had been to let drop, quite casually: “When Dad was lunching with Paul Vanderfeller the other day...”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt