He did that? Just let me at him!
•Let the committee at her, then she'll change her tune.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
let someone know — To inform someone • • • Main Entry: ↑let * * * let someone know phrase to tell someone something Let me know when he arrives. Thesaurus: to tell someone something, or to give informationsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
let go of something — let go (of (someone/something)) to stop holding someone or something. The little boy let go of the string and his balloon drifted high above the trees. He was holding onto the hand of his boss s wife, and even when his boss walked in he didn t… … New idioms dictionary
let someone or something be — let (someone or something) be see ↑let, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑be let (someone or something) be : to not bother or touch (someone or something) Please let [=leave] me be. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
let (someone) in on (something) — to tell someone a secret. Bill, could you let me in on your techniques for getting along with girls? The plan was so well guarded they only let three people in on it. Related vocabulary: horn in on someone/something, in on something … New idioms dictionary
let someone loose (on something) — phrase to let someone do what they want to do without watching or controlling them Don’t let the children loose on the paints. Thesaurus: to not limit something, or to not be limitedsynonym Main entry: loose … Useful english dictionary
let someone slide — let (someone/something) slide to not do anything about someone or something. She misbehaved a bit when she got here, and I let her slide because she was in a strange city. It s easy to let exercise slide when you feel bad, but that s when you… … New idioms dictionary
let someone be the judge of something — phrase used for saying that someone should have their own opinion about something and not accept what they are told Jane says I’m good at cooking, but I’ll let you be the judge of that! Thesaurus: to form an opinion, or to have an ideasynonym… … Useful english dictionary
let someone be — let (someone/something) be to not change anything related to someone or something. As long as no one complains about the clubs, the authorities let them be … New idioms dictionary
let alone do something — let alone (do something) and to an even greater degree do something. We were trapped in a situation you can barely imagine, let alone understand. Usage notes: used to emphasize the extreme character of something Related vocabulary: not to mention … New idioms dictionary
let someone stew (in their own juice) — formal phrase to deliberately leave someone to worry about something that they have done wrong Thesaurus: to make someone worried or nervoussynonym Main entry: stew … Useful english dictionary
let someone down — let (someone) down to disappoint someone, usually by not doing something. I know it s silly, but I feel like everyone lets me down when I really need help … New idioms dictionary
