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Meaning of let off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause to explode or come out; to release.
    transitive
  2. To forgive and not punish.
    idiomatic, transitive
  3. Synonym of leave off.
    idiomatic, intransitive

Equivalents

العربية رحم
Čeština upustit
Deutsch erlassen
Ελληνικά κατεβάζω
Galego zafar
日本語 大目に見る
Polski detonować odpalać odpalić zdetonować
Svenska sätta av släppa av smälla av

Examples

“Stand back when you let off fireworks.”
“to let off a fart”
“The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

let on let one go let one loose let one off let one rip let one's guard down

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