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let someone

Idioms  
  1. In addition to the idioms beginning with let someone, also see under let one.


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"Matt always felt so bad having to let someone down," she explains.

From BBC May 12, 2026

“Feel bad in the sense that you regret you can’t go and that it will have an impact on people, but don’t let someone guilt-trip you or make you feel like you’re an irresponsible person.”

From MarketWatch May 6, 2026

While there is still a chance he could let someone else use the name Clifton’s, Meieran is done for now — too many bad memories.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2026

“We certainly are the free speech party…but if you let someone on a podcast to say evil things, you’re an enabler,” said Boyland, 32, of Wilmington, N.C.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

On one side of the ring of spears, the dolphin warriors parted to let someone through.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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