To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action.
The police officer let the ticket slide when she found her brother-in-law's car illegally parked.
To pass out of one's thought as not being of any consequence.
To tolerate a violation of a norm from.
The judge let me slide on the speeding, but not on a $200 seat-belt violation.
From Middle English leten sliden (“to disregard, put aside, let pass, neglect”), equivalent to let + slide.
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