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 figurativelyYou need to let go of the past.
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Bet this is something Bill Hader will never let go of: getting fired for ruining the ending of Titanic to a bunch of sorority girls at a movie theater.
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But Wilson did not let go of the disc, later saying her refusal to participate centered around competing against a transgender athlete.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The department has already let go of nearly half its workforce.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Back in February, an Alaska Airlines flight attendant had to physically subdue and restrain a passenger who would not let go of the hair of the passenger sitting in front of him.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Huff, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
But Wilson did not let go of the disc, later saying her refusal to participate centered around competing against a transgender athlete.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The department has already let go of nearly half its workforce.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
Back in February, an Alaska Airlines flight attendant had to physically subdue and restrain a passenger who would not let go of the hair of the passenger sitting in front of him.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Let go of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20go%20of. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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