To let on

To let on
Let Let, v. i. 1. To forbear. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

2. To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under {Let}, v. t. [1913 Webster]

{To let on}, to tell; to tattle; to divulge something. [Low]

{To let up}, to become less severe; to diminish; to cease; as, when the storm lets up. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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