let off

/L EH1 T AO1 F/

verb

1
To cause to explode or come out; to release.
“Stand back when you let off fireworks.”
2
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.”

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