单词 | to let go of |
释义 | > as lemmasto let go of to let (a person) go: to release or (euphemistic) dismiss (a person) from employment. Also to let go of. ΚΠ 1871 R. W. Thomson Rights of Labour & Nine Hours' Movement 11 If he decides to let you go,..you must abide by your bargain, and go honourably to look for labour elsewhere. 1924 Seasonal Operation Constr. Industries v. 50 Taxes and maintenance expenses go on; yard workers are let go. 1985 Philadelphia Inquirer (Electronic ed.) 26 Aug. h2 We cut costs and let go of employees, and I did a lot more of the work myself. 1991 M. Dibdin Dirty Tricks (1992) 75 Clive tells me he's had to let you go. 2005 Z. Smith On Beauty 434 Two weeks earlier Howard had let go of Monique, the cleaner, describing her as an expense they could no longer afford. < as lemmas |
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