let go
to stop holding something:
Hold on tight and don't let go!
Let go of my hand, you're hurting me!

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fire (also dismiss formal) to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong:
He was fired for surfing the Internet during work time.
Harris was caught stealing, and was dismissed from his job.
sack/give somebody the sack British English informal to make someone leave their job, especially because they are not good at it, or because they have done something wrong:
Bates was sacked from his job after the team failed to win any games.
His boss gave him the sack for taking too much time off work.
lay somebody off to make a lot of workers, especially workers in a large factory or organization, leave their jobs, because there is not enough work for them to do, or not enough money to pay their wages:
3000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland.
make somebody redundant British English to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed:
5 staff will be made redundant at the end of this month.
let somebody go to make someone leave their job, Used by employers to avoid saying directly that they are getting rid of people:
We’ve had to let two members of staff go.
discharge to make someone leave their job in the army, air force etc:
Grant had been discharged from the navy for threatening an officer.
ease somebody out to make someone leave their job in a way that makes it seem as if they have chosen to leave:
He had been eased out of office in an attempt to prevent a political crisis.
relieve somebody of their post/position formal to make someone leave their job because they have done something wrong. Used especially to avoid saying this directly, and also when the job is a powerful one:
The colonel and two other senior officers were relieved of their posts.

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fire flames that burn in an uncontrolled way and destroy or damage things:
In April, a fire at the school destroyed the science block.
a forest fire
flames the bright parts of a fire that you see burning in the air:
The flames from the burning building were lighting up the night sky.
blaze written a large and dangerous fire – used especially in news reports:
Firemen fought to keep the blaze under control.
inferno written an extremely large and dangerous fire which is out of control – used especially in news reports:
The entire building was on fire and hundreds of people were trapped in the inferno.
conflagration /ˌkɒnfləˈɡreɪʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ formal a very large fire that destroys a lot of buildings, trees etc:
The conflagration spread rapidly through the old town.
sack/give somebody the sack British English informal to make someone leave their job, especially because they are not good at it, or because they have done something wrong:
Bates was sacked from his job after the team failed to win any games.
His boss gave him the sack for taking too much time off work.
lay somebody off to make a lot of workers, especially workers in a large factory or organization, leave their jobs, because there is not enough work for them to do, or not enough money to pay their wages:
3000 car workers have been laid off at the factory in Cleveland.
make somebody redundant British English to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed:
5 staff will be made redundant at the end of this month.
let somebody go to make someone leave their job, Used by employers to avoid saying directly that they are getting rid of people:
We’ve had to let two members of staff go.
discharge to make someone leave their job in the army, air force etc:
Grant had been discharged from the navy for threatening an officer.
ease somebody out to make someone leave their job in a way that makes it seem as if they have chosen to leave:
He had been eased out of office in an attempt to prevent a political crisis.
relieve somebody of their post/position formal to make someone leave their job because they have done something wrong. Used especially to avoid saying this directly, and also when the job is a powerful one:
The colonel and two other senior officers were relieved of their posts.

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let go
let (something) go
1.
to stop trying to control something.
Once it's published, you can say you should have done this or that, but it's too late — you have to let it go.

She kept doing the scene over until she finally let everything go, and then she did it perfectly.

Family members have to learn to let go when someone is dying.

2.
to stop having something.
Even though these stocks are now worthless, I can't let them go.

3.
to not take action.
Some of the pictures were out of focus, but I let it go, thinking it might have been my fault and not the developers.

let (someone) go
to end someone's employment.
It was too bad that we had to let him go.

The company has let go about 70 contract engineers.

let (yourself) go
1.
to behave in a relaxed and free manner.
I got out on the dance floor and just let myself go.

2.
to take less care of your appearance.
He's gained a lot of weight lately, and kind of let himself go.

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 let go.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of let someone or something go (= to stop preventing someone or something from leaving)

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let something go
let (something) go
1.
to stop trying to control something.
Once it's published, you can say you should have done this or that, but it's too late — you have to let it go.

She kept doing the scene over until she finally let everything go, and then she did it perfectly.

Family members have to learn to let go when someone is dying.

2.
to stop having something.
Even though these stocks are now worthless, I can't let them go.

3.
to not take action.
Some of the pictures were out of focus, but I let it go, thinking it might have been my fault and not the developers.

let (someone) go
to end someone's employment.
It was too bad that we had to let him go.

The company has let go about 70 contract engineers.

let (yourself) go
1.
to behave in a relaxed and free manner.
I got out on the dance floor and just let myself go.

2.
to take less care of your appearance.
He's gained a lot of weight lately, and kind of let himself go.

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 let go.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of let someone or something go (= to stop preventing someone or something from leaving)

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let go
1. • let (someone) go
1). discharge someone from a job, fire someone
The company has decided to let several hundred workers go in order to become profitable again.

2). free someone from prison or from an arrest
The courts decided to let the man go because there was no evidence to keep him in prison.

2. • let (something) go
allow something to pass, do nothing about something; pay no attention to something, neglect something
Although I was angry at his remark I decided to let it go.

She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

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let something go
1. • let (something) go
allow something to pass, do nothing about something; pay no attention to something, neglect something
Although I was angry at his remark I decided to let it go.

She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

2. • let oneself/something go
not take care of oneself/something
The woman has been letting herself go recently and doesn't even bother to comb her hair regularly.

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let go
v.
1a. To stop holding something; loosen your hold; release.
The boy grabbed Jack's coat and would not let go.
■ Often used with "of".
When the child let go of her mother's hand, she fell down.
Compare: GIVE UP(1a), LET LOOSE.
1b. To weaken and break under pressure.
The old water pipe suddenly let go and water poured out of it.
Synonym: GIVE WAY.
Antonym: HOLD ON TO.
2. To pay no attention to; neglect.
Robert let his teeth go when he was young and now he has to go to the dentist often.
After she was married, Jane let herself go and was not pretty anymore.
3. To allow something to pass; do nothing about.
When Charles was tardy, the teacher scolded him and let it go at that.
The children teased Frank, but he smiled and let it go.
Compare: LET OFF², LET RIDE.
4. To discharge from a job; fire.
Mr. Wilson got into a quarrel with his boss and was let go.
5. To make (something) go out quickly; shoot; fire.
The soldiers let go a number of shots.
Robin Hood let go an arrow at the deer.
Paul was so angry that he let go a blow at the boy.
The truck driver saw the flat tire and let go a loud curse.
The pitcher let go a fast ball and the batter swung and missed.
Compare: CUT LOOSE, LET OUT.
6. or let oneself go informal To be free in one's actions or talk; relax.
Judge Brown let go at the reunion of his old class and had a good time.
The cowboys worked hard all week, but on Saturday night they went to town and let themselves go.
Synonym: CUT LOOSE, LET LOOSE³, LET OFF STEAM².

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