let in on
Share confidential information with
To let someone in on something is to share a secret or confidential information with them: Let me in on what's really going on.
The phrase implies admission to an inner circle of knowledge—you're opening the door to someone previously excluded: They finally let her in on the plan.
- tellConvey information verbally
- confideShare private matters
- enlightenImpart knowledge or wisdom
- tip offSecretly inform beforehand
- word to the wiseSubtle advisory for attentive listeners
disclose · apprise · bring up to speed · include · in the loop · fill in · inform · keep posted · admit · share · involve · clue in · need to know · secret · entrust · divulge · spill the beans · hush-hush