LET ON


Meaning of LET ON in English

let on phrasal verb informal ( see also ↑ let )

to tell someone something, especially something you have been keeping secret

let on (that)

Don’t let on that I told you.

let on who/why/how etc

We never did let on how we found out.

I’m sure he knows more than he’s letting on.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.