let off

Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia

0.01 sec.

let someone (get) off (something)

to permit someone to disembark, dismount, or leave something. Please move and let me get off the bus. Let her off!

See also: let

let someone off (easy) and let someone off

to release or dismiss someone without punishment. The judge didn't let me off easy. The judge let off Mary with a warning.

See also: let

let something off

to release something; to give something off. The engine let some evil smelling smoke off. The flower let off a wonderful smell.

See also: let

let somebody off

to not punish someone The judge let the boys off because they hadn't ever been in trouble before.

Related vocabulary: off the hook

See also: let

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

References in classic literature	?		Idioms browser	?		Full browser	?
But he could not let off peasants who did not pay their rent, nor let them fall into arrears. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight. The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Wilde, Oscar View in context The chec and his attendants, though I had given them notice that we were going to let off our guns in honour of the King their master, could not forbear trembling at the fire and noise. A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context			Let George do it let get by with let get on with let go let go of let grass grow under feet let guard down let hair down let have it let heart rule head Let her rip! let in for let in on let into let it all hang out Let it be let it be known Let it go let it rip let it slide let know let loose of Let me have it! let me say let nature take its course let off let off easy let off steam let on let oneself go let oneself in for let out let out of let out some kind of sound let pass let past let ride let rip Let sleeping dogs lie let slide let slide by let slip let slip by let slip through fingers Let the buyer beware let the cat out of the bag let the chance slip by let the chips fall Let the chips fall where they may Let the cobbler stick to his last Let the dead bury the dead			let loose let loose of Let Love Rule Let Me Check Let Me Entertain You Let Me Find Out Let me get back to you Let Me Google That for You Let Me Guess Let Me Hack That for You Let me have it! Let Me Know Let Me Know How It Goes Let Me Know If You Have Any Questions Let Me Know What You Think Let Me Look let me say Let Me See Let Me See Let Me See Let Me See Let Me See let me think let me think let me think let me think let me think let me think Let my people go let nature take its course let off let off easy let off on let off on let off on let off on let off on let off steam let off steam let off steam let off steam let off the hook Let Older Volunteers Educate let on let on let on let on let on let on let one down let oneself go let oneself in for let or an animal out Let Our Values Endure Let Our Violence End Let Our Voices Echo Let Our Voices Emerge let out let out let out let out

Idioms and phrases

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.