NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases part 37. The small but very concise NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases offers 6,000 basic and common English words plus 6,000 basic and common English idioms and phrases. You will find this portable title essential in the classroom, at home, or traveling, when you need help to recall word and phrase meanings. | let someone off with something let someone off with something to give someone a light punishment for doing something . let someone or something down to fail someone or something to disappoint someone or a group. let something out 1. to reveal something to tell about a secret or a plan. 2. to enlarge the waist of an article of clothing. let something out to someone to rent something to someone. let something pass to let something go unnoticed or unchallenged. let something slide by Go to let SOMETHING SLIP BY. let something slip by and let something slide by 1. to forget or miss an important time or date. 2. to waste a period of time. let the cat out of the bag and spill the beans to reveal a secret or a surprise by accident. let the chance slip by to lose the opportunity to do something . let up 1. to diminish. 2. to stop doing something altogether. let up on someone or something to reduce the pressure or demands on someone or something. let s lets cont. let us we will do something . A gentle command or request. A response is usually expected. letter let 1. n. a written or printed symbol in an alphabet. 2. n. a written message sent to a person or a group. letter carrier let ker i Go to MAIL CARRIER. lettuce let is n. a leafy green vegetable often used in salads. No plural. Number is expressed with leaf or leaves of lettuce and head s of lettuce. HEAD OF LETTUCE level lev @l 1. n. a flat surface a horizontal plane. 2. n. one of the floors of a building or other structure. 3. n. a layer a step or a stage. 4. n. the amount of a measurement a position on a scale of measurement. 5. n. a tool or device that shows when a surface is exactly horizontal or vertical. 6. adj. of a surface exactly horizontal so every point is the same height. 7. adj. of a measurement steady not changing. Figurative on . 8. tv. to knock down trees buildings or other objects until the land is flat to clear land by knocking down trees or buildings. FIND ONE S OWN LEVEL ON THE LEVEL SEA LEVEL .
