Let+off
31let off with — phr verb Let off with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑caution …
32let\ off\ the\ hook — See: let off(3) …
33let off steam — get rid of your extra energy or strong feelings by doing some activity He was very angry at first but he has let off a lot of steam and has calmed down now …
34let off — Synonyms and related words: absolve, acquit, amnesty, backfire, blast, blow out, blow up, burst, bust, cast loose, charge, charter, chartered, clear, cock, decontaminate, demobilize, destigmatize, detonate, discharge, dismiss, dispense, dispense… …
35let off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. leave, excuse, let go, remove; see abandon 1 , drop 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To discharge material, as vapor or fumes, usually suddenly and violently: emit, give, give forth, give off, give out, issue, let out …
36let off — not have to pay or do, get off Kyle was involved in the crime, but they let him off …
37let-off — /ˈlɛt ɒf/ (say let of) noun Colloquial an escape from something viewed as unpleasant, as a punishment, chore, etc …
38let off — vb British to fart. The first variant is a common schoolchildren s term, the other forms tend to be used by adults. Blow off is one synonym among many …
39To let off — Let Let, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t t[e^]d), [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS. l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to OFries. l[=e]ta,… …
40let off the hook — get/let (someone) off the hook to allow someone to escape from a difficult situation or to avoid doing something that they do not want to do. John s agreed to go to the meeting in my place, so that lets me off the hook …
