Идиомы английского языка на букву L, тэг let

let (someone) down

подвести кого-либо, разочаровать

The construction workers said they would have finished the house, but the electricians had let them down.

let (someone) down easy

сообщать неприятные новости дружелюбно, ободряющее

I don't think I'll be able to let her down easy about her not being admitted to the university.

let (someone) go

выпускать из тюрьмы или из-под ареста

The judge decided to let the young man go because there was no evidence to incriminate him.

let (someone) have it

сильно ударить кого-либо, сурово наказать

I saw two men fighting in the park. The bigger man let the other one have it.

let (someone) have it (with both barrels)

бранить

Ms Nolan let her husband have it with both barrels when he had lost his car keys.

let (someone) in on (something)

сообщить кому-либо что-либо по секрету

They didn't let their relatives in on their secret plan to buy a new yacht.

let (someone) know (about something)

дать кому-либо знать о чём-либо

"Good-bye, darling. Have a nice trip! Let me know when you arrive at the airport."

let (someone) off

выпускать (из транспорта)

The car stopped at the door of a small house and let a young woman with a dog off.

let (someone) off (easy)

освобождать от наказания

The judge let Jeremy Brown off easy in spite of the fact that he was guilty of an assault.

let (someone) off the hook

простить кого-либо, отпустить без наказания

The teacher let me off the hook, so I didn't have to stay after the lessons to do the lines.

let (something) go

не обращать внимания на что-либо, пренебрегать

Karen seemed to have let Mark's unpleasant remark go.

let (something) loose

дать чему-либо волю (воображению, гневу и т.д.)

Linda let her imagination loose. She saw in her mind's eye how she traveled round the world.

let (something) off

выстрелить, разрядить ружьё

In some countries it is a custom to let off firecrackers during the celebrations.

let (something) pass

не стоит говорить об этом, "проехали"

He didn't mention my participation in the project, but I decided to let it pass.

let (something) ride

продолжать делать что-либо (не изменяя ситуации)

I advised my friend to forget about the recent problems in her family and let the whole matter ride.

let (something) slide

пренебрегать чем-либо, запускать, манкировать

Jack let his studies slide because he had taken a part time job in a shop.

let (something) slide by

забыть или пропустить что-либо важное

My cousin Elena got offended because I let her birthday slide by.

let (something) slip (out)

невзначай раскрыть секрет, проговориться

Tim was angry with me because I let the information about his quitting the job slip out.

let (something) slip by

забыть или пропустить что-либо важное

I let my parent's wedding anniversary slip by without congratulating them on the occasion.

let alone (something)

не говоря уж о чём-либо

I don't have enough time to write a letter let alone write an essay.

let bygones be bygones

кто прошлое помянет (тому глаз вон)

"Let's forget about our quarrel; let bygones be bygones."

let down one's hair

отдыхать, расслабиться

We went on a picnic and let down our hair.

let go of (something)

выпускать из рук

He let go of the tea cup; it fell on the floor and broke to pieces.

let go with (something)

закричать что-либо, испустить вопль

Mrs. Brown let go with a loud scream when she saw a mouse run out from under the bed.

let grass grow under one's feet

бездельничать, лениться, попусту тратить время

If you want to be successful, don't let grass grow under your feet.

let it all hang out

высказать всю правду

Mark made up his mind to let it all hang out and tell his friend about his misbehavior.

let it rip

дать полный ход

William let it rip and left the shore in his motorboat.

let off steam

выпустить пар

I was so angry that let off steam and didn't calm down for a long time.

let on

выдавать (секрет)

"Please don't let on to Charley; he would kill me if he knew."

let one's emotions show

давать выход своим эмоциям (часто не уместным)

The teacher let her emotions show when some of the students didn't leave the classroom during the break.

let one's hair down

вести себя свободно, отдыхать и веселиться

After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates.

let oneself go

стать менее скованным

Pauline went to her friend's party and let herself go for the evening.

let out (some kind of sound)

испустить (звук)

Steven let out a strange, long sound.

let out (someone)

отпустить (с занятий, практики и, и т.д.)

The children were let out of class early yesterday because of the parents' meeting.

let out (something)

выпустить, позволить убежать

My brother didn't want to walk the dog, so he just let it out.

Идиомы на букву L