let off

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let off (third-person singular simple present lets off, present participle letting off, simple past and past participle let off)

(transitive) To cause to explode or come out; to release.
Synonyms: detonate, let out, set off, touch off

Stand back when you let off fireworks.

to let off a fart
(transitive, idiomatic) To forgive and not punish.
Synonyms: excuse, pardon

The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
(intransitive, idiomatic) Synonym of leave off.

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let-off (noun)

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