NTC''''s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 36 docx

landlady ["lAnd led i] n. a woman
who owns and rents out space
where people can live, such as
houses and apartments; a woman
who manages residential rental
property. (See also
landlord.)
landlord ["lAnd lord] n. a person or
a company that manages and col-
lects rent for houses, apartments,
and offices.
landscape ["lAnd skep] 1. n. the
land and the things visible on it,
such as trees, bodies of water,
rocks, hills, etc. (Plural only for
types and instances.)
2. n. a paint-
ing or drawing of the land or other
outdoor scenes.
3. tv. to arrange
flowers, trees, bushes, hills, rocks,
and other objects to make a yard
or park look beautiful.
a
landslide victory a victory by a
large margin; a very substantial
victory, particularly in an election.
lane ["len] 1. n. a road, path, or
route.
2. n. a section of a road
wide enough for one line of traf-

fic; a section of a running track
wide enough for one person to
run; a division of a swimming
pool wide enough for one person
to swim.
language ["lAN gwIdZ] 1. n. the
system of spoken and written
symbols used by people to express
thoughts, meaning, and emotions.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. any system of
symbols used in a computer pro-
gram.
3. n. a specific style of
expression. (No plural.)
→
sign language
→ speak the same language
lantern ["lAn t#n] n. a protective
case with clear sides, containing a
source of light.
lap ["lAp] 1. n. the flat surface
formed by the tops of the upper
legs when someone is sitting.
2. n.
one trip around a track; two
lengths of a swimming pool.
3. iv.
[for water] to move in small

waves, making a gently splashing
noise.
→
in the lap of luxury
lap over (
something
) [for some-
thing] to extend or project over
the edge or boundary of some-
thing else.
lap
something
up 1. [for an animal]
to lick something up.
2. [for
someone] to accept or believe
something with enthusiasm. (Fig-
urative.)
lap (up) against
something
[for
waves] to splash gently against
something.
lapel [l@ "pEl] n. on a coat or jacket,
one of the flaps that is folded back
toward the shoulders, just below
the collar.
lapse into a coma to go into a
coma.
large ["lardZ] 1. adj. greater in size

than average; more than average;
big. (Comp: larger; sup: largest.)
2. n. an object, especially one for
sale, that is Q in size.
→
loom large
largely ["lardZ li] adv. primarily;
mainly.
lash ["lAS] 1. n. a blow from a whip.
2. n. an eyelash. 3. tv. to hit some-
one or something with a whip.
4. tv. to tie someone or something
landlady
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[to something]; to bind someone
or something.
last ["lAst] 1. adj. final; at the end;
after all other people or things.
(Adv: lastly.)
2. adj. the most
recent; nearest in the past; latest.
3. adj. least likely; least appropri-
ate.
4. iv. to continue for a length
of time; to remain; to endure.
→
at last
→ at the last minute

→ breathe
one’s
last
→ get the last laugh
→ get the last word
→ on
one’s or its
last legs
→ pay
one’s
last respects
→ That ’s the last straw.
→ the very last
last but not least last in sequence,
but not last in importance.
last name ["lAst "nem] one’s sur-
name or family name.
the
last (one) someone or some-
thing that is the final one in a
sequence.
last
something
out to endure until
the end of something.
latch ["lAtS] 1. n. a device for hold-
ing a door or window closed; a
lock for a door or window that can
be locked and unlocked with a key.
2. tv. to close a door or window so

that the
latch as in Q seizes and
holds the door or window closed
firmly.
3. iv. [for Q] to seize and
hold [something]; [for something]
to close firmly with Q.
late ["let] 1. adj. not on time; past
the time that something is sup-
posed to happen; past the time
that someone or something is to
be in a place. (Comp: later; sup:
latest.)
2. adj. far into a certain
period of time; toward the end of
a certain period of time.
3. adj. no
longer living; dead, especially hav-
ing died recently; now dead.
(Prenominal only.)
4. adv. after
the time that something is sup-
posed to happen.
→
keep late hours
late in the day far into a project or
activity; too late in a project or
activity for action, decisions, etc.,
to be taken. (Also used literally.)
lately ["let li] adv. recently.

later ["let #] adv. at a time after the
present time; at a future time.
lather ["lAD #] 1. n. white foam
that is made by mixing soap with
water. (No plural.)
2. tv. to cover
something with Q.
laugh ["lAf] 1. iv. to express pleas-
ure or amusement by making
short, happy sounds with the
voice.
2. n. the noise that someone
makes when amused, as in Q.
→
get the last laugh
→ no laughing matter
laugh out of the other side of
one’s
mouth to change sharply
from happiness to sadness.
laugh
someone or something
down
to cause someone to quit or cause
something to end by laughing in
ridicule.
laugh
something
off to treat a seri-
ous problem lightly by laughing at

it.
laugh
something
out of court to
dismiss something as ridiculous.
laugh up
one’s
sleeve to laugh
secretly; to laugh quietly to one-
self.
laugh up one’s sleeve
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laughter ["lAf t#] n. the sound(s)
made when people laugh. (No plu-
ral. Treated as singular.)
launch ["lOntS] 1. tv. to set a new
boat or ship into the water for the
first time.
2. tv. to send a rocket or
its cargo into the air.
3. tv. to
begin a project; to start carrying
out a plan. (Figurative on Q.)
4. n. an instance of sending some-
thing as in Q or W.
launch into
something
to start

doing something.
launching pad ["lOn tSIN pAd] n.
the platform from which rockets
are launched.
launder ["lOn d#] tv. to wash
clothes or fabric; to wash and iron
clothes or fabric.
laundry ["lOn dri] 1. n. clothes that
need to be washed; clothes that
have just been washed and dried.
(No plural.)
2. n. a business where
clothes can be taken to be washed.
3. n. a location in a house or
apartment building where clothes
are washed.
lavatory ["lAv @ tor i] 1. n. a sink
used for washing one’s hands; a
wash basin with running water
available.
2. n. a bathroom; a
room with a toilet. (Euphemistic.)
→
go to the lavatory
lavish ["lAv IS] adj. in or involving
large amounts; grand and exces-
sive. (Adv: lavishly.)
law ["lO] 1. n. a rule; a statement of
obligation within a legal system.
2. n. a principle that describes

something that happens as a regu-
larity in mathematics or the natu-
ral world.
3. n. the study of the
system of
laws as in Q. (No plu-
ral.)
→
break a law
→ break the law
→ lay down the law
→ take the law into
one’s
own
hands
the law n. the police force; police
officers. (No plural. Treated as sin-
gular.)
the
law of gravity ["lO @v "grAv @
ti
] n. the fact that gravity pulls
things toward the center of the
earth. (No plural. Also law of grav-
itation.)
a
law unto
oneself
one who makes
one’s own laws or rules; one who

sets one’s own standards of behav-
ior.
lawn ["lOn] n. an area of ground
with cut grass; a yard.
lawn mower ["lOn mo #] n. a
machine with blades that is used
for cutting grass. (Can be short-
ened to
mower.)
lawsuit ["lO sut] n. a claim or com-
plaint brought into a court of law.
(Can be shortened to
suit.)
lawyer ["lO j#] n. someone who is
trained in law and is a member of
the bar.
lax ["lAks] adj. loose; not strict; not
demanding. (Adv: laxly. Comp:
laxer; sup: laxest.)
lay ["le] 1. a past tense of lie. 2. adj.
not trained in a profession, such as
law or medicine; not ordained as a
religious leader.
3. tv., irreg. to
place something on a surface or in
a flat position. (Compare this with
R and
lie E. Past tense and past
participle:
laid.) 4. tv., irreg. [for a

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hen] to produce and deposit an
egg.
lay a finger on
someone or some-
thing
to touch someone or some-
thing, even slightly, even with a
finger. (Usually in the negative.)
lay
an amount of money
out for
someone or something
Go to lay
an
amount of money
out on
someone or some-
thing.
lay
an amount of money
out on
someone or something
and lay
an
amount of money
out for

some-
one or something
to spend an
amount of money on someone or
something.
lay an egg to give a bad perform-
ance.
lay down the law 1. to state
firmly what the rules are (for
something).
2. to scold someone
for misbehaving.
lay it on thick and pour it on
thick; spread it on thick to
exaggerate praise, excuses, or
blame.
lay of the land 1. the arrangement
of features on an area of land.
2. the arrangement or organiza-
tion of something other than land.
lay off ((from)
something
) to cease
doing something.
lay off ((of)
someone or some-
thing
) to stop doing something to
someone or something; to stop
bothering someone or something.

lay
one’s
cards on the table Go to
put
one’s
cards on the table.
lay over (
someplace
) to wait some-
where between segments of a jour-
ney.
lay
someone
away to bury some-
one. (Euphemism.)
lay
someone
off (from
something
)
to put an end to someone’s
employment at something.
lay
something
away (for
someone
)
to put something in storage for
someone to receive at a later time.
(Often said of a purchase that is

held until it is paid for.)
lay
something
in to build up a sup-
ply of something.
lay
something
on the line Go to
put
something
on the line.
lay
something
out to explain some-
thing; to go over details of a plan
carefully.
lay
something
to waste Go to lay
waste to
something
.
lay
something
up 1. to acquire and
store something.
2. [for some-
thing] to disable something.
lay waste to
something

and lay
something
to waste to destroy
something (literally or figura-
tively).
layer ["le #] n. a level; one level of
thickness that is placed on a sur-
face.
layer cake ["le # kek] n. a cake
made of sections of cake placed on
top of each other and separated by
frosting.
lazy ["lez i] 1. adj. doing almost no
work; avoiding work. (Adv: lazily.
Comp: lazier; sup: laziest.)
2. adj.
moving slowly. (Figurative on Q.
Adv: lazily. Comp: lazier; sup:
laziest.)
lead 1. ["lEd] n. a heavy, soft, gray-
ish metallic element. (No plural.)
lead
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2. ["lid] n. a clue; a hint; informa-
tion that can be used to help solve
a crime.
3. ["lid] n. the distance or
amount by which someone or

something is ahead of someone or
something else, especially in a race
or contest.
4. ["lid] n. the main
role in a movie or play.
5. ["lid] tv.,
irreg. to guide someone or some-
thing; to show someone or some-
thing the way. (Past tense and past
participle:
led.) 6. ["lid] tv., irreg.
to be the leader of someone or
something; to be in charge of
someone or something.
7. ["lid]
tv., irreg. to be ahead of another
team or other players in a compe-
tition.
8. ["lid] iv., irreg. to guide;
to show the way.
→
follow
someone’s
lead
→ One thing leads to another.
the lead [ "lid] n. the front posi-
tion; the first place.
lead a dog’s life and live a dog’s
life to lead a miserable life.
lead back (to

someplace
) [for a
pathway] to return to a place.
lead down to
something
[for a
pathway or other trail] to run
downward to something.
lead off to be the first one to go or
leave.
lead off (with
someone or some-
thing
) to begin with someone or
something.
lead
someone
down the garden
path to deceive someone.
lead
someone
on 1. to guide some-
one onward.
2. to lead someone to
believe something that is not so; to
deceive someone.
lead
someone
on a merry chase
to lead someone in a purposeless

pursuit.
lead the life of Riley and live
the life of Riley to live in luxury.
lead up to
something
1. to aim at
something; to route movement to
something.
2. to prepare to say
something; to lay the groundwork
for making a point.
3. to prepare
the way for something; to have
something as a consequence.
leader ["lid #] n. a ruler; someone
who leads or is in charge of a
group of people.
leading question a question that
suggests the kind of answer that
the person who asks it wants to
hear.
leaf ["lif] 1. n., irreg. the flat, usu-
ally green, part of a tree or plant
that is attached to a branch or
stem. (Plural:
leaves.) 2. n., irreg.
an extra section that can be placed
in the top of a table to make it
larger.
→

take a leaf out of
someone’s
book
→ turn over a new leaf
leaf out [for a plant] to open its
leaf buds.
leaf through
something
to look
through something, turning the
pages.
leafy ["lif i] adj. having a lot of
leaves; covered with leaves.
(Comp: leafier; sup: leafiest.)
league ["lig] 1. n. a group of peo-
ple, organizations, or countries
that work together because they
have a common interest or goal.
2. n. a group of sports teams that
play against each other.
lead
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leak ["lik] 1. n. an opening in a
channel, pipe, tire, container, etc.,
that allows something to escape.
2. n. an instance of something
escaping from an opening as in Q.
3. n. an instance of secret infor-

mation being revealed secretly.
(Figurative on W.)
4. iv. [for a
container] to have an opening as
in Q that allows water, air, or
something else to escape.
5. tv.
[for a container with an opening
as in Q] to allow water, air, or
something else to escape or enter.
6. tv. to secretly reveal secret
information. (Figurative on T.)
leak in(to
something
) [for a fluid]
to work its way into something.
leak out [for information] to
become known.
leak out (of
something
) [for a
fluid] to seep out of something or
someplace.
leak
something
out to permit [oth-
erwise secret] information to
become publicly known.
leakage ["lik IdZ] 1. n. the process
of leaking. (No plural.)

2. n.
something that is leaked. (No plu-
ral.)
leaky ["lik i] adj. tending to leak;
likely to leak. (Comp: leakier; sup:
leakiest.)
lean ["lin] 1. iv. to be slanting; to be
sloped.
2. adj. [of someone or
something] very thin or skinny.
(Adv: leanly. Comp: leaner; sup:
leanest.)
3. adj. [of meat] having
almost no fat. (Adv: leanly. Comp:
leaner; sup: leanest.)
lean back (against
someone or
something
) to recline backwards,
putting weight on someone or
something.
lean over
1.
to bend over. 2. to tilt
over.
lean toward
doing something
to
tend toward doing something; to
favor doing something.

lean toward
someone or something
1. to incline or bend toward some-
one or something.
2. to tend to
favor [choosing] someone or
something.
leap ["lip] 1. iv., irreg. to jump from
one place to another. (Past tense
and past participle: leaped or
leapt.) 2. tv., irreg. to jump over
something.
3. n. a jump; an
instance of leaping.
→
by leaps and bounds
leap for joy to jump up because
one is happy; to be very happy.
(Usually figurative.)
leapt ["lEpt] a past tense and past
participle of
leap.
learn ["l#n] tv. to receive knowl-
edge; to gain a particular piece of
knowledge. (The object can be a
clause with
that U.)
learn about
someone or something
and learn of

someone or some-
thing
to be told about something;
to receive news or information
about someone or something.
learn of
someone or something
Go
to
learn about
someone or something.
learn
something
from the bottom
up to learn something thoroughly,
from the very beginning; to learn
all aspects of something, even the
most lowly.
lease ["lis] n. a rental contract.
→ a
new lease on life
lease
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lease
something
(from
someone or
some group

) to rent something
from someone or a company.
lease
something
(to
someone
) to
rent something to someone.
least ["list] 1. adj. a superlative
form of
little; the smallest
[amount].
2. adv. in the smallest
amount; to the smallest degree; the
opposite of
most. 3. pron. the
smallest amount.
→
last but not least
→ the line of least resistance
→ the path of least resistance
leather ["lED #] 1. n. a material
made from the skin of an animal,
used to make shoes, coats, belts,
gloves, etc. (Plural only for types
and instances.)
2. adj. made of Q.
leave ["liv] 1. iv., irreg. to go away;
to exit from a place. (Past tense
and past participle:

left.) 2. tv.,
irreg. to depart from a place.
3. tv.,
irreg. to depart [from a place], let-
ting someone or something
remain in the place.
4. tv., irreg. to
depart from and abandon some-
one, such as a husband or wife.
5. tv., irreg. to cause someone or
something to be in a certain con-
dition.
6. tv., irreg. to will some-
thing to someone or something; to
give something to someone or
something after one dies.
7. n. an
extended period of time away
from one’s duties.
→
take it or leave it
leave a bad taste in
someone’s
mouth [for someone or some-
thing] to leave a bad feeling or
memory with someone.
leave a sinking ship Go to desert
a sinking ship.
leave
one

to
one’s
fate to abandon
someone to whatever may hap-
pen—possibly death or some
other unpleasant event.
leave
one’s
mark on
someone
[for
someone like a teacher] to affect
the behavior and performance of
another person.
leave
someone
for dead to aban-
don someone as being dead. (The
abandoned person may actually be
alive.)
leave
someone
high and dry 1. to
leave someone unsupported and
unable to maneuver; to leave
someone helpless.
2. to leave
someone without any money at all.
leave
someone

holding the baby
to leave someone with the respon-
sibility for something, especially
something difficult or unpleasant,
often when it was originally some-
one else’s responsibility.
leave
someone
holding the bag
to leave someone to take all the
blame; to leave someone appearing
guilty.
leave
someone
in peace to stop
bothering someone; to go away
and let someone have peace. (Does
not necessarily mean to go away
from a person.)
leave
someone
in the lurch to
leave someone waiting for or
anticipating one’s actions.
leave
someone or something
hang-
ing in midair to suspend dealing
with someone or something; to
leave someone waiting for an end-

ing; to leave something waiting to
be finished or continued. (Also
used literally.)
lease something (from someone or some group)
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leave
someone or something
out
(of
something
) to neglect to
include someone or something in
something.
leave
something
on 1. to allow
something [that can be turned
off] to remain on.
2. to continue
to wear some article of clothing.
leave
something
up to
someone or
something
to allow someone or
something to make a decision
about something.

leaves ["livz] plural of leaf.
lecture ["lEk tS#] 1. n. a long talk
about a certain subject; a speech.
2. n. a speech that warns or scolds.
3. iv. to give Q; to talk about a
certain subject.
4. tv. to talk to
people about a certain subject,
especially to talk to an audience or
a class.
5. tv. to scold someone
about something; to give Q to
someone.
lecturer ["lEk tS# #] 1. n. someone
who gives a lecture.
2. n. someone
who gives lectures; especially
someone below the rank of profes-
sor or instructor who teaches at a
university or college.
led ["lEd] past tense and past par-
ticiple of
lead.
ledge ["lEdZ] n. a narrow surface
that sticks out along a wall or
under a window; a shelf.
leer ["lIr] n. a look of sexual desire
or interest.
leer at
someone

to stare at some-
one with sexual desire or lust.
left ["lEft] 1. past tense and past
participle of
leave. 2. n. the direc-
tion to the west when you are fac-
ing north. (No plural.)
3. adj.
toward W; located at W.
4. adv.
toward W.
→
come out of left field
→ out in left field
the Left n. politicians or citizens
whose political views are liberal or
radical rather than conservative.
(No plural. Treated as singular.)
left-hand ["lEft hAnd] adj. left; on,
to, or at one’s left side. (Prenomi-
nal only.)
left-handed ["lEft hAn dId] 1. adj.
favoring the use of the left hand.
(Adv: left-handed or left-
handedly.)
2. adj. designed for
people who are Q.
3. adv. [of
writing] done with the left hand.
leftover ["lEft ov #] adj. remaining;

unused and therefore extra.
(Prenominal only.)
leftovers ["lEft ov #z] n. portions
of food left over from a meal; por-
tions of food remaining after a
meal. (Treated as plural. Rarely
countable.)
leg ["lEg] 1. n. one of the two body
parts that support a human; one of
the four body parts that support
most other mammals, or similar
parts that support certain other
animals, such as insects.
2. n. the
part of a piece of clothing that
wraps around Q.
3. n. [in furni-
ture or other structures] a vertical
piece that supports weight.
4. n. a
part of a trip; a part of a distance
to be covered.
→
cost an arm and a leg
→ have
one’s
tail between
one’s
legs
→ not have a leg to stand on

→
one’s
tail is between
one’s
legs
→ on
one’s or its
last legs
→ pay an arm and a leg (for
something
)
leg
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→ pull
someone’s
leg
→ stretch
one’s
legs
legal ["lig @l] 1. adj. lawful; accord-
ing to the law. (Adv: legally.)
2. adj. of or about law. (Adv:
legally.)
legal tender ["lig @l "tEn d#] n.
legal money; money that must be
accepted as payment.
legend ["lEdZ @nd] 1. n. an old and
often repeated story; a fable; a

myth.
2. n. an explanation of sym-
bols used on a map, plan, chart,
etc.
legislate ["lEdZ I slet] 1. tv. to make
laws.
2. tv. to pass a law about
something. (The object can be a
clause with
that U.)
legislate against
something
to
prohibit something; to pass a law
against something.
legislate for
something
to pass a
law that tries to make something
happen.
legislation [lEdZ I "sle S@n] 1. n.
writing and making laws. (No plu-
ral.)
2. n. laws that have been
made; a set of laws. (No plural.
Number is expressed with piece(s)
of legislation.)
legislative ["lEdZ I sle tIv] adj. of
or about making laws or the peo-
ple who make laws. (Adv: legisla-

tively.)
legislator ["lEdZ I sle t#] n. some-
one who makes laws; a member of
a legislature.
legislature ["lEdZ I sle tS#] n. the
group of people who are elected or
appointed to make laws.
leisure ["li Z#] 1. n. free time; time
that is not spent at work or sleep-
ing; time when one can do what
one wants. (No plural.)
2. the adj.
use of Q.
lemon ["lEm @n] 1. n. a sour, yellow
citrus fruit.
2. n. a product, such
as a car, that does not work prop-
erly and cannot be repaired.
(Informal.)
3. adj. made or fla-
vored with Q.
lemonade [lEm @n "ed] n. a drink
made from the juice of lemons,
sugar, and water. (No plural.)
lend ["lEnd] 1. tv., irreg. to grant
someone permission to use or bor-
row something for a period of
time. (Past tense and past partici-
ple:
lent.) 2. tv., irreg. to con-

tribute an effect to something; to
add a quality to something. (Figu-
rative on Q.)
lend an ear (to
someone
) to listen
to someone.
lend
oneself or itself
to
something
[for someone or something] to be
adaptable to something; [for
someone or something] to be use-
ful for something.
length ["lENkT] 1. n. the measure-
ment of something from end to
end; the amount of time that has
passed. (The opposite of
width.
Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. a piece of some-
thing of a certain or known Q.
lengthen ["lENk T@n] 1. tv. to make
something longer.
2. iv. to become
longer.
lens ["lEnz] 1. n. a piece of curved
glass, or some other clear material,

that bends rays of light.
2. n. the
clear, curved part of the eye—
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located behind the pupil—that
focuses light rays on the retina.
lent ["lEnt] past tense and past par-
ticiple of
lend.
leopard ["lEp #d] n. a large animal
in the cat family, typically having
yellowish fur with black spots.
less ["lEs] 1. adj. the comparative
form of
little; a smaller amount.
(Used with things that are meas-
ured in quantities. Compare this
with fewer, at
few, which is used
with things that can be counted.)
2. adv. to a smaller extent or
degree; not as much.
3. suffix a
form meaning without that can be
added to nouns and to adjectives
that have come from verbs. (The
resulting adjectives can be made

into nouns with the -ness suffix
and into adverbs with the suffix
-ly.)
→
in less than no time
lessen ["lEs @n] 1. iv. to become
less; to decrease in size, amount, or
power.
2. tv. to cause something to
become less.
the
lesser (of the two) the smaller
one (of two); the one having the
least amount.
the
lesser of two evils the less bad
thing, of a pair of bad things.
lesson ["lEs @n] 1. n. a session of
instruction with a teacher; the
material to be covered in one ses-
sion of instruction; something,
such as a school assignment, that
is to be learned, studied, or pre-
pared.
2. n. something that one
learns from an experience; an
experience that one learns some-
thing from.
let ["lEt] 1. tv., irreg. to allow
someone or something to do

something; to allow something to
happen. (Past tense and past par-
ticiple: let.)
2. tv., irreg. to rent an
apartment or room (to someone).
→
Don’t let
someone or something
get
you down.
→ live and let live
let down
one’s
guard to relax one’s
efforts or vigilance.
let go of
someone or something
to
release someone or something.
let grass grow under
one’s
feet
to do nothing; to stand still.
let off steam and blow off
steam to release excess energy or
anger.
let on (about
someone or some-
thing
) to confirm or reveal some-

thing about someone or some-
thing.
let
one’s
emotions show to be
emotional, especially when it is
not appropriate.
let
one’s
hair down to become
more intimate and begin to speak
frankly.
let out [for an event that includes
many people] to end.
let out a sound to make [some
kind of a] sound.
let out (with)
something
1. to state
or utter something loudly.
2. to
give forth a scream or yell.
let
someone
know (about
some-
thing
) to tell someone something;
to inform someone of something.
let

someone
off (the hook) to
release someone from a responsi-
bility.
let someone off (the hook)
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