Lista angielskich zwrotów frazeologicznych z czasownikiem 'let'

Let (9)

Let someone down

- to disappoint someone

I'm sure he won't let you down. He's a very reliable person.

Let down

- to lower

You can let your coat down by using the hem.
When she let her hair down it reached her waist.

Let someone off

- to forgive someone; to allow someone to go unpunished

I'll let you off this time, but don't do it again or I'll have to punish you.

Let something off

- to explode something

They were letting fireworks off yesterday.

Let someone in on

- to tell someone a secret

The chef of the kitchen let us in on the secrets of his cooking.

Let in

- to allow to enter

Tell the bodyguard of the club my name and he'll let you in.

Let on

- to reveal something by telling

You can tell me your secret. I promise I won't let on to anybody.

Let out

- to allow to leave
- to make wider
- to charge money for the use of a room or building

He opened the door and let out the dog.
I'm getting fatter. I'll have to let out my clothes.
We're going to let out one room in our house to a student.

Let up

- to stop or become less; to decrease
- to stop working as hard as you were

I think the snow is beginning to let up at last.
You're doing really well, but you can't afford to let up now.