let something slide Definition

slide
verb slid, sliding

intr
tr & intr
1. To move or cause to move or run smoothly along a surface.

Thesaurus: glide, skate, skim, coast, skid, toboggan.
intr
2. To lose one's footing, especially on a slippery surface; to slip or glide.
tr & intr
3. To move or place softly and unobtrusively.

Example: slid the letter into his pocket
intr
4. To pass gradually, especially through neglect or laziness; to lapse.

Example: slid back into his old habits

noun

1. An act or instance of sliding.
2. A polished slippery track, eg on ice.
3. Any part of something that glides smoothly, eg the moving part of a trombone.
4. An apparatus for children to play on, usually with a ladder to climb up and a narrow sloping part to slide down; a chute.
5. A small glass plate on which specimens are mounted to be viewed through a microscope.
6. A small transparent photograph viewed in magnified size by means of a projector.
7. A hair-clip, sometimes decorative.
8. A sliding seat, especially in a rowing boat.
9. geol.
A landslide (sense 1).
10. music.
A portamento.
11. A fall, especially in value, popularity, etc.

Derivative: slidable
adj

Derivative: slider
noun

Derivative: sliding
noun, adj

Idiom: let something slide

To allow a situation to deteriorate.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon slidan.