Example sentences from the Web for let go

We agree that each Holder of so many acres shall pay one penny yearly, and let-go the eels as too slippery.
Past and Present|Thomas Carlyle

let go

SEE SYNONYMS FOR let go ON THESAURUS.COM

Allow to escape, set free, as in The police decided to let him go. [c. 1300]

Also, let go of. Release one's hold on, as in Please let go of my sleeve, or Once he starts on this subject, he never lets go. [Early 1400s]

let it go. Allow it to stand or be accepted. For example, Let it go; we needn't discuss it further. This usage is sometimes amplified to let it go at that, meaning “allow matters to stand as they are.” [Late 1800s]

Cease to employ, dismiss, as in They had to let 20 workers go.

Also, let oneself go. Behave without restraint, abandon one's inhibitions; also, neglect one's personal hygiene and appearance. For example, When the music began, Jean let herself go and started a wild dance, or After her husband's death she let herself go, forgetting to bathe and staying in her nightgown all day. The first sense dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1900s.

Words nearby let go

letdown, let down easy, let down one's hair, let drop, let fly, let go, let grass grow, Letha, lethal, lethal chamber, lethal dose

单词	let go
释义	Example sentences from the Web for let go We agree that each Holder of so many acres shall pay one penny yearly, and let-go the eels as too slippery. Past and Present\|Thomas Carlyle let go SEE SYNONYMS FOR let go ON THESAURUS.COM 1 Allow to escape, set free, as in The police decided to let him go. [c. 1300] 2 Also, let go of. Release one's hold on, as in Please let go of my sleeve, or Once he starts on this subject, he never lets go. [Early 1400s] 3 let it go. Allow it to stand or be accepted. For example, Let it go; we needn't discuss it further. This usage is sometimes amplified to let it go at that, meaning “allow matters to stand as they are.” [Late 1800s] 4 Cease to employ, dismiss, as in They had to let 20 workers go. 5 Also, let oneself go. Behave without restraint, abandon one's inhibitions; also, neglect one's personal hygiene and appearance. For example, When the music began, Jean let herself go and started a wild dance, or After her husband's death she let herself go, forgetting to bathe and staying in her nightgown all day. The first sense dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1900s. Words nearby let go letdown, let down easy, let down one's hair, let drop, let fly, let go, let grass grow, Letha, lethal, lethal chamber, lethal dose The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to let go released, fired, freed, sacked, dismissed, canned, discharged, immune, slow, slacken, ebb, wane, dwindle, recede, taper, subside, decrease, diminish, dull, taper off
随便看	stasis stasis dermatitis stasis eczema stassen stat statampere statant statcoulomb state state aid state bank state bird state capitalism state chamber state church state college state coordinate system statecraft stated stated case state department state-dependent learning state duma state enrolled nurse state flower

Example sentences from the Web for let go

let go

Words nearby let go

Words related to let go