Смысл: ablet

ablet[ʹæblıt]
n зоол.
<Í> уклейка (Alburnus alburnus)

let Идиома

a red-letter day

a special day, a memorable day This is going to be a red-letter day. I found my lost keys!

bite the bullet

try harder, be tougher "Bite the bullet during exam week. Don't party; just study."

chain letter

a letter that is copied and sent to other people This letter says I will have bad luck if I break the chain.

dash off a note/letter

quickly write a note or letter and send it Josi dashed off a note to her cousin in Toronto - in English.

dodge a bullet

avoid a failure or loss or injury "Kevin dodged a bullet. He got a ""D"" on the final exam."

doubletalk

confusing talk, bafflegab His explanation of the Premier's decision was a lot of doubletalk.

four-letter word

bad word, profanity: damn, hell, shit etc. He gave a good speech, but he used a lot of four-letter words.

leave (let) well enough alone

be satisfied with something that is good enough You should let well enough alone and be happy with your work schedule the way it is.

let a fart

allow gas to escape, fart, pass wind If I let a fart in this tiny room, we won't be able to breathe.

let alone

certainly not I don

let bygones be bygones

forget about problems that happened in the past We need to let bygones be bygones and forget about our past differences.

let down

not do as expected, disappoint someone Don't let the team down. Please come to the game.

let down easy

refuse or say no to someone in a pleasant way I will talk to her tomorrow and try and let her down easy about her not getting the promotion.

let down one

relax, act freely and naturally Everybody at the party let down their hair and had a good time.

let George do it

let him or her do the job, wait for someone to do it If his attitude is let George do it, he won't succeed in our firm.

let go

discharge from a job, fire The company has decided to let go several hundred workers in order to become profitable again.

let go of

release He let go of the rope and the suitcase fell from the bus.

let grass grow under one

be idle, be lazy, waste time He is always working hard and is not the type of person to let grass grow under his feet.

let her rip

release or start suddenly, go with full power "When you want him to dump the load, just say, ""Let 'er rip!"""

let it all hang out

not to disguise anything, let the truth be known She decided to let it all hang out and told her boss about the mistakes she had made with the new sales account.

let it be

leave it alone, do not touch it When a cat is sick, let it be. Don't pet it or pick it up.

let it go to your head

become too proud, have a swelled head So you won the golf tournament. Don't let it go to your head.

let it lay

forget it, leave it alone You should let it lay and stop worrying about what she did to you last year.

let it rip

become involved and make the most of something, really try to win He let it rip and set off from the shore in the motorboat.

let loose

set free, give up one

let me have it

tell me, do not wait to tell me If you want to criticize my work, go ahead. Let me have it.

let off

not have to pay or do, get off Kyle was involved in the crime, but they let him off.

let off steam

express concern, sound off Hec is letting off steam again. He wants to save the wolves.

let on

reveal, inform Please don

let one

(See let a fart)act freely and naturally, relax We were able to let our hair down at the party and have a good time.

let out

allow to be known, tell They let out the details of the restructuring plan late last night so we haven

let sleeping dogs lie

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let (someone) have it

hit someone hard He really let the other man have it when they got into a fight on the bus.

let (someone) know

tell, inform Let me know when you are ready to go to the movie.

let (someone) off the hook

excuse someone from a penalty or promise He let me off the hook and I didn

let (something) go

pay no attention to, neglect She seems to be letting her appearance go since she lost her job.

let (something) ride

continue without changing a situation We should forget about his recent problems at work and just let the whole matter ride.

let the cat out of the bag

tell people, the cat's out of the bag People know we plan to elope. Who let the cat out of the bag?

let the chips fall where they may

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let the good times roll

let the party begin, let us enjoy our time together, the more the merrier "Uncle Harry welcomed us to the reunion. Then he said, ""Let the good times roll!"""

let the grass grow under one

be idle, be lazy, waste time That man is never content to let the grass grow under his feet. He is always busy.

let up

not do it as much, ease up If the rain lets up, we'll go to the park.

let you down

(See let down)

let you have it

scold you, shout at you, hit you, tell you off (see tell him off) If you tease him about his girlfriend, he'll let you have it.

let yourself go

relax, be natural, let it all hang out """Let yourself go,"" the leader said. ""Share what you are feeling."""

lettuce

money, dough, moola A billion dollars is a lot of lettuce! It's more than I need.

live and let live

live your life and let others live their lives Pop's approach to life is simple and fair: live and let live.

no let-up

continuing strong, not diminishing There was no let-up in the traffic. The cars kept coming.

no shrinking violet

a bold woman, not a timid woman Barb will defend her rights. She's no shrinking violet.

red-letter day

(See a red-letter day)