let go of

idiom

: to stop holding or gripping (something or someone)
Let go of my hand.
He let go of the rope.
often used figuratively
You need to let go of the past.

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Please let go of the idea of her confiding in her brother. R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 The team also let go of backup Drew Lock and journeyman Tim Boyle this offseason. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025 Gail Gottehrer, Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, Inc. AI Shouldn’t Make the Final Call One of the fundamental acts of a leader is to make value judgments — pursue opportunity A, decline opportunity B, promote employee A, let go of employee B. Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025 As these latest Trump administration moves play out, they will be recorded in America’s history books, already well stocked with tales of U.S. presidents who have let go of commanders for political reasons – or kept others at their political peril. Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for let go of

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“Let go of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20go%20of. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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