let someone
IdiomsExample Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But his philosophy in everything, of course, is to do whatever he wants and let someone try to stop him.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
This is why you should keep the name of a real estate agent handy, so you can just sell the house and let someone else figure out the TV problem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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 was making the strategic decision to step back, to let someone else take the brunt of the danger—especially when that person was your friend.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
![]()
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.