let off
phrasal verblet somebody off (with something)
- to not punish somebody for something they have done wrong, or to give them only a light punishment
- They let us off lightly.
- She was let off with a warning.
let somebody off something
- (British English) to allow somebody not to do something or not to go somewhere
- He let us off homework today.
let something off
- to fire a gun or make a bomb, etc. explode
- The boys were letting off fireworks.