let one go
Example Sentences
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Miriam said she had to "let one go" to look after the other.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2023
So Poke did a very smart thing, a very sensible thing: he raised his leg, shut the eye, and let one go.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 22, 2018
"Getting beat's one thing. When you feel like you kind of gave one away, let one go, that's a different kind of loss," Lackey said.
From US News ● Jun. 30, 2016
He revealed the ball was supposed to go to Durant but said he had no choice but to let one go.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2012
"I shall let one go, but as soon as I shall let one go, I shall hafe to give still another."
From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de