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let go

Allow to escape, set free, as in The police decided to let him go . [c. 1300]
Also, let go of . Release one's hold on, as in Please let go of my sleeve , or Once he starts on this subject, he never lets go . [Early 1400s]
let it go . Allow it to stand or be accepted. For example, Let it go; we needn't discuss it further . This usage is sometimes amplified to let it go at that , meaning “allow matters to stand as they are.” [Late 1800s]
Cease to employ, dismiss, as in They had to let 20 workers go .
Also, let oneself go . Behave without restraint, abandon one's inhibitions; also, neglect one's personal hygiene and appearance. For example, When the music began, Jean let herself go and started a wild dance , or After her husband's death she let herself go, forgetting to bathe and staying in her nightgown all day . The first sense dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1900s.

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"I didn't want to keep going with academy football," he said after he was let go at the age of 11.

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In fact, officials have threatened to use a shutdown to identify "non-essential" workers who could then be permanently let go.

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England's star player and out-going World Rugby Player of the Year delivered a momentum shift that Mitchell's side refused to let go of.

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“You have to let go of certain things. You have to be real,” he said.

They had to train with a gun, for example, and, more important, let go of the need for punch line.

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