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let off

verb
  1. To cause to explode or come out; to release. (transitive) · Stand back when you let off fireworks.· to let off a fart
  2. To forgive and not punish. (transitive) · The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
  3. Synonym of leave off. (intransitive)
  4. To ease off. · You let off the throttle while you're shifting, then you resume once you've caught the next gear.
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