Emotions & feelings

let something go

stop pursuing an issue

To stop worrying about or arguing over something, even though it has upset you.

B2 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you still angry about that comment?

No, I've let it go.

Play the conversation

She forgot to reply, but I decided to let it go.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I let go the argument because I was tired.

Say: I let the argument go because I was tired.

For this meaning, put the issue between "let" and "go"; "let go" without an object usually means release something physically.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

let it go; let the matter go; decided to let it go

Your turn: say it out loud

She forgot to reply, but I decided to let it go.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

let something go

stop pursuing an issue

“She forgot to reply, but I decided to let it go.”

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