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let someone

Idioms

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

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let someone

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

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

It is loving to let someone go so they can live their life in peace and free of judgment, and even find someone else whose version of an ideal life more closely matches theirs.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 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

It’s as if a president stopped in the middle of a State of the Union speech and let someone else take the podium.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

It would be so nice to let someone else take over this burden for a little while.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

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