let off

phrasal verb

let off; letting off; lets off

1

: to allow (someone) to get off a bus, an airplane, etc.

Could you let me off (the bus) at the next stop, please?

The bus stopped to let off a few passengers.

2

: to allow (someone who has been caught doing something wrong or illegal) to go without being punished

The police officer let her off with just a warning.

They let him off easy/easily/lightly, if you ask me.

3

: to cause (something) to explode or to be released in a forceful way

let off a firecracker

opened the valve to let off pressure

Examples of let off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stunning robots, quickly hacking them, and then letting off with the shotgun felt good. —Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025

Once assured everything was great, the head coach let off his message, which clearly sat right with Parsons. —Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025

Two City Hall staffers arrested and charged on domestic assault allegations have been fired, according to Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office, but Wu's top mayoral opponent and a city councilor are asking why an unnamed supervisor was let off the hook. —Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 20 May 2025

At the Place de la Bastille, there were joyous scenes as fans climbed onto the base of the famous column, singing, dancing and letting off flares, while those around joined in. —Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025

Rhymes for let off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff