- let someone/something go
- 1) allow someone or something to escape or go free
they let the hostages go
■ dismiss an employeeAdam let go of the reins | figurative you must let the past go
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
let someone/something go
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let someone/something be — stop disturbing or interfering with let him be he knows what he wants … Useful english dictionary
let someone/something loose — release someone or something let the dog loose for a minute ■ allow someone freedom of action in a particular place or situation people are only let loose on the system once they have received sufficient training ■ suddenly utter a sound or… … Useful english dictionary
let someone slide — let (someone/something) slide to not do anything about someone or something. She misbehaved a bit when she got here, and I let her slide because she was in a strange city. It s easy to let exercise slide when you feel bad, but that s when you… … New idioms dictionary
let someone be — let (someone/something) be to not change anything related to someone or something. As long as no one complains about the clubs, the authorities let them be … New idioms dictionary
let someone down — FAIL (TO SUPPORT), fall short of expectation, disappoint, disillusion; abandon, desert, leave stranded, leave in the lurch. → let * * * fail to support or help someone as they had hoped or expected ■ let someone/something down have a detrimental… … Useful english dictionary
let someone/something alone — see alone … Useful english dictionary
let someone know — To inform someone • • • Main Entry: ↑let * * * let someone know phrase to tell someone something Let me know when he arrives. Thesaurus: to tell someone something, or to give informationsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
let someone or something be — let (someone or something) be see ↑let, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑be let (someone or something) be : to not bother or touch (someone or something) Please let [=leave] me be. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
let (someone) in on (something) — to tell someone a secret. Bill, could you let me in on your techniques for getting along with girls? The plan was so well guarded they only let three people in on it. Related vocabulary: horn in on someone/something, in on something … New idioms dictionary
let someone loose (on something) — phrase to let someone do what they want to do without watching or controlling them Don’t let the children loose on the paints. Thesaurus: to not limit something, or to not be limitedsynonym Main entry: loose … Useful english dictionary
