let off

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to excuse someone from a punishment or obligation

   Phrasal verb · Separable

   let someone off / let someone off with something

   Usage: Put the person excused between let and off: let the driver off, let him off. A warning or lesser penalty follows with.

   The teacher let off the class with a warning about the late homework.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The teacher let off the class with a warning about the late homework.

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