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let go

Allow to escape, set free, as in The police decided to let him go . [c. 1300]
Also, let go of . Release one's hold on, as in Please let go of my sleeve , or Once he starts on this subject, he never lets go . [Early 1400s]
let it go . Allow it to stand or be accepted. For example, Let it go; we needn't discuss it further . This usage is sometimes amplified to let it go at that , meaning “allow matters to stand as they are.” [Late 1800s]
Cease to employ, dismiss, as in They had to let 20 workers go .
Also, let oneself go . Behave without restraint, abandon one's inhibitions; also, neglect one's personal hygiene and appearance. For example, When the music began, Jean let herself go and started a wild dance , or After her husband's death she let herself go, forgetting to bathe and staying in her nightgown all day . The first sense dates from the late 1800s, the second from the early 1900s.

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It is not an "ideal accommodation", but Mr Singh is willing to let go of his comforts for the future of the children, he told BBC over phone.

From BBC

Louganis says part of the process has been letting go of many of the items he didn’t realize were weighing him down.

From Los Angeles Times

As children, their grandmother would ask them to speak to the moon, sharing what they wanted to let go of — and what they hoped to welcome in.

From Los Angeles Times

The conclusion, he says, is that when he lets go of anxiety and lives in the moment, life becomes immeasurably better.

From BBC

She is the third senior staff member the prime minister has appointed and later let go, after chief of staff Sue Gray left in October and director of communications Matthew Doyle stood down in March.

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