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• let (someone) down
  подвести кого-либо, разочаровать

  The construction workers said they would have finished the house, but the electricians had let them down.
• let (someone) down easy
  сообщать неприятные новости дружелюбно, ободряющее

  I don't think I'll be able to let her down easy about her not being admitted to the university.
• let (someone) go
  выпускать из тюрьмы или из-под ареста

  The judge decided to let the young man go because there was no evidence to incriminate him.
• let (someone) have it
  сильно ударить кого-либо, сурово наказать

  I saw two men fighting in the park. The bigger man let the other one have it.
• let (someone) have it (with both barrels)
  бранить

  Ms Nolan let her husband have it with both barrels when he had lost his car keys.
• let (someone) in on (something)
  сообщить кому-либо что-либо по секрету

  They didn't let their relatives in on their secret plan to buy a new yacht.
• let (someone) know (about something)
  дать кому-либо знать о чём-либо

  "Good-bye, darling. Have a nice trip! Let me know when you arrive at the airport."
• let (someone) off
  выпускать (из транспорта)

  The car stopped at the door of a small house and let a young woman with a dog off.
• let (someone) off (easy)
  освобождать от наказания

  The judge let Jeremy Brown off easy in spite of the fact that he was guilty of an assault.
• let (someone) off the hook
  простить кого-либо, отпустить без наказания

  The teacher let me off the hook, so I didn't have to stay after the lessons to do the lines.
• let (something) go
  не обращать внимания на что-либо, пренебрегать

  Karen seemed to have let Mark's unpleasant remark go.
• let (something) loose
  дать чему-либо волю (воображению, гневу и т.д.)

  Linda let her imagination loose. She saw in her mind's eye how she traveled round the world.
• let (something) off
  выстрелить, разрядить ружьё

  In some countries it is a custom to let off firecrackers during the celebrations.
• let (something) pass
  не стоит говорить об этом, "проехали"

  He didn't mention my participation in the project, but I decided to let it pass.
• let (something) ride
  продолжать делать что-либо (не изменяя ситуации)

  I advised my friend to forget about the recent problems in her family and let the whole matter ride.
• let (something) slide
  пренебрегать чем-либо, запускать, манкировать

  Jack let his studies slide because he had taken a part time job in a shop.
• let (something) slide by
  забыть или пропустить что-либо важное

  My cousin Elena got offended because I let her birthday slide by.
• let (something) slip (out)
  невзначай раскрыть секрет, проговориться

  Tim was angry with me because I let the information about his quitting the job slip out.
• let (something) slip by
  забыть или пропустить что-либо важное

  I let my parent's wedding anniversary slip by without congratulating them on the occasion.
• let alone (something)
  не говоря уж о чём-либо

  I don't have enough time to write a letter let alone write an essay.
• let bygones be bygones
  кто прошлое помянет (тому глаз вон)

  "Let's forget about our quarrel; let bygones be bygones."
• let down one's hair
  отдыхать, расслабиться

  We went on a picnic and let down our hair.
• let go of (something)
  выпускать из рук

  He let go of the tea cup; it fell on the floor and broke to pieces.
• let go with (something)
  закричать что-либо, испустить вопль

  Mrs. Brown let go with a loud scream when she saw a mouse run out from under the bed.
• let grass grow under one's feet
  бездельничать, лениться, попусту тратить время

  If you want to be successful, don't let grass grow under your feet.
• let it all hang out
  высказать всю правду

  Mark made up his mind to let it all hang out and tell his friend about his misbehavior.
• let it rip
  дать полный ход

  William let it rip and left the shore in his motorboat.
• let off steam
  выпустить пар

  I was so angry that let off steam and didn't calm down for a long time.
• let on
  выдавать (секрет)

  "Please don't let on to Charley; he would kill me if he knew."
• let one's emotions show
  давать выход своим эмоциям (часто не уместным)

  The teacher let her emotions show when some of the students didn't leave the classroom during the break.
• let one's hair down
  вести себя свободно, отдыхать и веселиться

  After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates.
• let oneself go
  стать менее скованным

  Pauline went to her friend's party and let herself go for the evening.
• let out (some kind of sound)
  испустить (звук)

  Steven let out a strange, long sound.
• let out (someone)
  отпустить (с занятий, практики и, и т.д.)

  The children were let out of class early yesterday because of the parents' meeting.
• let out (something)
  выпустить, позволить убежать

  My brother didn't want to walk the dog, so he just let it out.