let something slideWORSE a) to let a situation get gradually worse 任某事恶化，放任不管某事 Management has let safety standards slide at the factory. 管理层对工厂的安全标准放任不管。
b) spoken to ignore a mistake, problem, remark etc, without becoming angry or trying to punish it 〔对错误、问题、言论等〕不加改进，不加制止，不加理睬 Well, I guess we can let it slide this time. 好吧，我们这次就随它去算了。
let it slide• On the other hand, what kind of feminist would I be if I let it slide?• You can now unscrew the nut and let it slide down the pipe as you don't need it now.
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