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- Let someone down
1. Fail to support someone; also, disappoint someone. For example, I was counting on John to come, but he let me down, or The team didn’t want to let down the coach. [ Late 1400s ] A British phrase with the same meaning is let the side down, alluding to some kind of competition (sports, […]
- Let someone off
verb phrase To decline to pursue or prosecute someone: The prosecutor let him off because he was a pal of the mayor (1828+)
- Let something ride
verb phrase To let something go on as it is; decline to change or intervene: Let the same order ride for now (1921+)
- Let someone off the hook
verb phrase To relieve someone of responsibility or menace: They had already given me a lot. I wanted to let them off the hook (1960s+)
- Lett
[let] /lɛt/ noun 1. a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; . 2. (def 3). 1. . /lɛt/ noun 1. another name for a Latvian 1831, from German Lette, from Old High German liuti “people” (German Leute). The native name is […]