Complete Definition of "let off"

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Verb

en-verb|lets off|letting off|let off|let off

  1. To cause to explode

#:Stand back when you let off fireworks.

  1. idiom To forgive and not punish

#:The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars for the break.

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