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let off
verb
- also preposition to allow to disembark or leave
- to explode or fire (a bomb, gun, etc)
- also preposition to excuse from (work or other responsibilities)
I'll let you off for a week
- to allow to get away without the expected punishment, work, etc
- to let (accommodation) in portions
- to release (liquid, air, etc)
- let off steamSee steam
- let someone off withto give (a light punishment) to someone
Example Sentences
She realized she needed to let off steam in a way she rarely does.
The Conservative government "failed to act fast with France and other countries to increase enforcement or to prevent the gangs taking hold and instead criminals were let off".
Emergency services were called to the Foxbar area of Paisley at about 16:15 on Saturday, with reports on social media of a confrontation and fireworks let off.
And it's likely that he'll very quickly issue pardons for the Jan. 6 rioters, the only question being if he'll let off those who assaulted police officers and planned an insurrection.
During the first year of the law’s implementation, violators were let off with a warning, unless the violation occurred in a properly marked area.
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