(not to) let on
1let's — [lets] the short form of let us , used especially to make suggestions ▪ Let s go! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ SUGGESTIONS Use let s to make a suggestion about something you and someone else could do together. Let s ... is a fairly firm way to suggest something, and… …
2let — 1 lease, rent, *hire, charter 2 Let, allow, permit, suffer, leave denote to refrain from preventing, or to fail to prevent, or to indicate an intention not to prevent. Let, allow, and permit, though frequently used with little distinction of… …
3let-up — also let|up AmE [ˈletʌp] n [singular, U] when something unpleasant stops or becomes less difficult, severe etc no let up/not any let up ▪ The pressure at work continued without any letup. let up in ▪ Streets were flooded, but still there was no… …
4let the cat out of the bag — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret. * /We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like./ Sometimes used in another form. * /Well,… …
5let the cat out of the bag — {v. phr.}, {informal} To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret. * /We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like./ Sometimes used in another form. * /Well,… …
6Not Fair — Single by Lily Allen from the album It s Not Me, It s You B side …
7let slip something — let ˈslip sth idiom to give sb information that is supposed to be secret • I happened to let it slip that he had given me £1 000 for the car. • She tried not to let slip what she knew. Main entry: ↑slipidiom …
8LET'S — contr. let us (let s go now). * * * let s «lehts», let us. * * * ◊ making a suggestion You use let s when you are suggesting that you and someone else should do something. Let s is short for let us . It is followed by an infinitive without to .… …
9let's - let us — ◊ making a suggestion You use let s when you are suggesting that you and someone else should do something. Let s is short for let us . It is followed by an infinitive without to . Let s go outside. Let s creep forward on hands and knees. The full …
10let us — ◊ making a suggestion You use let s when you are suggesting that you and someone else should do something. Let s is short for let us . It is followed by an infinitive without to . Let s go outside. Let s creep forward on hands and knees. The full …
