let (one) get past

let (one) get past

To allow one to pass by or around (someone or something). I need to get into the building to retrieve my briefcase—please let me get past! I didn't want to drive any faster on the highway, so I moved closer to the curb to let the cars behind me get past.

See also: get, let, past

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