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单词 let on
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let on

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verb (adverb; when tr, takes a clause as object) informal

to allow (something, such as a secret) to be known; revealhe never let on that he was married
(tr) to cause or encourage to be believed; pretend

Words nearby let on

let me see, Leto, let off, let off steam, l'étoile du nord, let on, let oneself go, let one's hair down, Le Touquet, let-out, let ride
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with let on

let on

1

Reveal one's true feelings or a fact, allow something to be known, as in Don't let on that you met her before. This usage is probably a shortening of let it on someone. [c. 1700]

2

Pretend, as in He let on that he was very angry, but in fact he didn't care a bit. [First half of 1800s] Also see let in on.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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