let off
phrasal verb
let off; letting off; lets off
1
: to allow (someone) to get off a bus, an airplane, etc.
Could you let me off (the bus) at the next stop, please?
The bus stopped to let off a few passengers.
2
: to allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished
The police officer let her off with just a warning.
They let him off easy/easily/lightly, if you ask me.
3
: to cause (something) to explode or to be released in a forceful way
let off a firecracker
opened the valve to let off pressure
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Other men in Winehouse's life were not let off the hook either in the documentary, including Fielder-Civil and her manager Raye Cosbert.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 17 May 2024
When letting off the accelerator, the vehicle will begin to decelerate.
—Mark Maynard, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
With the hypnotic smell of a moonlit forest gathering, Gypsy Water lets off notes of pine needles, juniper berries, incense, and sandalwood.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
The momentum hasn’t let off in 2024 with a record-breaking 14 million overnight stays through the first six months of the year, up 1.1 million over the same period the year prior.
—Michael Loré, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 17 May 2024
When letting off the accelerator, the vehicle will begin to decelerate.
—Mark Maynard, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
With the hypnotic smell of a moonlit forest gathering, Gypsy Water lets off notes of pine needles, juniper berries, incense, and sandalwood.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
The momentum hasn’t let off in 2024 with a record-breaking 14 million overnight stays through the first six months of the year, up 1.1 million over the same period the year prior.
—Michael Loré, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Let off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20off. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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