English Words: L

16,425 words · Page 132 of 329

One should not interfere with promising developments in their early stages.

Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied with the use of let alone.

let beverb

To not disturb or meddle with; to leave (someone or something) alone (see let it be).

let bloodverb

To extract blood from (a person, part of the body etc.).

let bygones be bygonesverb

To disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence (when dealing with another individual).

let driveverb

To aim a blow; to strike with force; to attack; to shoot (an arrow or firearm).

let flyverb

To strike or release a projectile with great force.

let George do itproverb

Let someone else incur the cost of achieving the shared benefit.

let goverb

To release from one's grasp; to go from a state of holding on to a state of no longer holding on.

let her ripverb

To set off or allow to begin.

let him who is without sin cast the first stonephrase

Only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment upon others (implying that no one is faultless and that, therefore, no one has such a right to pass judgment).

let inverb

To let someone or something come in; to admit someone or something in.

let in onverb

To disclose or tell (a secret) to (someone); to share (privileged information) with (someone); to inform (someone) of (a secret). See Usage notes below.

let it beverb

To leave something to follow its natural course; this involves desisting from any intent to intervene.

let it snowphrase

Used around the Christmas season to express anticipation of snowfall.

let knowverb

To inform (someone) (of something).

let looseverb

To free; to release from restraint.

let me count the waysphrase

Used to list numerous items.

let me seephrase

Used as a filled pause to indicating thinking or pondering, not inviting hearer to participate.

let me tell youphrase

Synonym of I can tell you.

let nature take its courseverb

To permit events to proceed or a situation to develop without intervention or interference.

let not the sun go down upon one's wrath, neither give place to the devilverb

Seek to dispel ill-will before a day’s end, and not to act upon desires for vengeance.

let offverb

To cause to explode or come out; to release.

let onverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, on.

let one goverb

To fart.

let one looseverb

To break wind; to fart.

let one's hair downverb

To relax and enjoy oneself.

let one's short back and sides downverb

To let one's hair down, especially on the part of a man who is very straight-laced.

let oneself goverb

To relax and enjoy oneself without restraint.

let outverb

To release.

let pastverb

To allow someone to pass or get past one.

let ripverb

To unleash, let loose, uncork; to allow (something) to happen or proceed without restraint.

let sleeping dogs lieverb

To leave things as they are; especially, to avoid restarting or rekindling an old argument; to leave disagreements in the past.

let slideverb

To let go; to allow; to release; to pass over without action.

let slipverb

To divulge a secret, as by accident or mistake.

let someone have itverb

To attack someone with great force.

let someone holdverb

To give (especially money); let someone have.

let someone looseverb

To allow someone free discretion on a task.

let something rideverb

To opt to have winnings staked as another wager, typically on the same outcome, rather than paid out.

let something slipverb

To accidentally reveal a secret.

let the buyer bewareverb

It is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure the soundness of goods or services prior to their purchase.

let the cat outverb

Ellipsis of let the cat out of the bag.

let the cat out of the bagverb

To disclose a secret; to let a secret be known, often inadvertently.

let the chips fall where they mayverb

To allow events to unfold naturally; to accept what occurs without prejudice, worry, or regret.

let the devil outverb

To ward off bad luck.

let the dice fall where they mayverb

Synonym of let the chips fall where they may.

let the dog see the rabbitphrase

Get out of the way, so I can see what I'm doing.

let the door hit you where the good Lord split youphrase

Synonym of don't let the door hit you on the way out.

let the good times rollverb

To have fun or live fully; may imply letting things that are going well proceed; if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

let the grass grow round one's feetverb

Alternative form of let the grass grow under one's feet.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter L contains 16,425 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 329 pages, and you are currently viewing page 132. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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