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• let something rest — let something drop/rest/ phrase to stop talking about something I think we’d better let the matter drop so your father can calm down. Just let it rest, would you? Thesaurus: to stop talking, or to not say anythingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• let (something) go — 1. to stop trying to control something. Once it s published, you can say you should have done this or that, but it s too late you have to let it go. She kept doing the scene over until she finally let everything go, and then she did it perfectly …   New idioms dictionary

• let something go for something — phrase if you let something go for a particular amount of money, you agree to sell it for that amount I can’t let it go for less than £200. Thesaurus: to sell somethingsynonym Main entry: let …   Useful english dictionary

• let something be known — let (something) be known (or make (something) known) formal : to tell people something He let it be known [=he announced] that he intends to run for mayor. She made her decision known to the staff. [=she told the staff her decision] • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

• let (something) slip through (your) fingers — 1. to waste an opportunity to achieve something. This is my big chance to make a career in journalism and I can t let it slip through my fingers. Usage notes: sometimes used without let: He has seen the world championship slip through his fingers …   New idioms dictionary

• let something slip — let (something) slip to say something that you intended to keep secret. She doesn t like to tell people what she s doing, but sometimes she ll let something slip. From time to time, Alex lets slip an ugly comment about his colleagues. Usage notes …   New idioms dictionary

• let something pass — phrase to not react to something that someone says, especially something annoying The remark made me furious, but I let it pass. Thesaurus: to pretend something is not happening or is not the casesynonym Main entry: let …   Useful english dictionary

• let something ride — let (something) ride to not take action to change something wrong or unpleasant. Don t panic about low sales. Let it ride for a while till we see if business picks up …   New idioms dictionary

• let something fall Geometry — draw a perpendicular from an outside point to a line. → let …   English new terms dictionary

• let (something) speak for itself — let (something) speak for itself/themselves speak for itself/themselves if something speaks for itself, it does not need any explanation. The book offers no analysis of Bonnard s work, it just lets the paintings speak for themselves …   New idioms dictionary

• let (something) speak for themselves — let (something) speak for itself/themselves speak for itself/themselves if something speaks for itself, it does not need any explanation. The book offers no analysis of Bonnard s work, it just lets the paintings speak for themselves …   New idioms dictionary