let go
C2 to stop holding something:
Hold on tight and don't let go!
Let go of my hand, you're hurting me!
C2 to stop thinking about or being angry about the past or something that happened in the past:
She finds it hard to let go of a grudge.
You need to let the past go and forgive those who have hurt you.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Falling and dropping
- ass
- ass over teakettle idiom
- collapse
- collapse/fall in a heap idiom
- cropper
- crumple
- drop
- drop like flies idiom
- drop sb/sth off
- fly
- hit the deck idiom
- nosedive
- overbalance
- parachutist
- plunge
- pratfall
- put sth/sb down
- relinquish
- shower
- thump
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