Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - let on
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Let on
let on
If you do not let on that something is true, you do not tell anyone that it is true, and you keep it a secret. (INFORMAL) She never let on that anything was wrong... I didn’t let on to the staff what my conversation was... He knows the culprit but is not letting on. PHRASAL VERB: usu with brd-neg, V P that/wh, V P to n that/wh, V P
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1.
intransitive verb Date: 1725 1. to make acknowledgment ; admit knows more than he lets on 2. to reveal a secret nobody ~ about the surprise party 3. pretend ~ to being a stranger ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
1. разг. притворяться, делать вид to let on to being a foreigner —- прикидываться иностранцем he let on he didn't know —- он сделал вид, что ничего не знал 2. выдавать; раскрывать (секрет, факты) don't let on what I told you —- не передавайте никому о том, что я вам рассказал don't let on about the meeting —- не проговоритесь о собрании ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
{v.}, {informal} 1. To tell or admit what you know. - Usually used in the negative. * /Frank lost a quarter but he didn't let on to his mother./ 2. To try to make people believe; pretend. * /The old man likes to let on that he is rich./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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