Let He has been let down so many times in the past - I hope he won’t be disappointed again.
Don’t let go of the rope or she’ll fall and hurt herself.
The accused was let off with a fine. [
received a small punishment for a crime
]
When she let it slip that she had been given a pay rise, the other workers were very angry. [
say
something, sometimes without meaning to
]
F
Break No one likes people who break their promises. [
don’t do what they say they’ll do
]
The speaker broke off in the middle of a sentence. [
suddenly stopped talking
]
I’m dreading breaking the news to him. He’s going to be very upset.
[
telling someone something
]
When he left her, he broke her heart. [
made her very sad
]
The sprinter broke the record for the 100 metres. [
ran faster than anyone had run before
]
194 English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate