let drop

[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./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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