let go of
idiom
: to stop holding or gripping (something or someone)
Let go of my hand.
He let go of the rope.
—often used figurativelyYou need to let go of the past.
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Kubiak’s last offensive coordinator role came with the Minnesota Vikings in 2021, promoted from his role as quarterbacks coach for one season before the Vikings let go of coach Mike Zimmer in favor of Kevin O’Connell.
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Jan. 2025
My traumatized husband says real men don’t do therapy
Dear Abby: My sister hasn’t let go of her childhood wish to marry me.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Five months in, the Covid-19 pandemic arrived and the business let go of roughly 90 part-time employees, keeping just the co-CEOs, a bookkeeper and their resident slime-maker.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
But as Jackson stepped out of bounds, Oliver let go of Jackson’s jersey and then re-engaged with Jackson, slapping his right arm around the quarterback and tackling Jackson hard to the ground on Baltimore’s sideline.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 27 Jan. 2025
My traumatized husband says real men don’t do therapy
Dear Abby: My sister hasn’t let go of her childhood wish to marry me.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Five months in, the Covid-19 pandemic arrived and the business let go of roughly 90 part-time employees, keeping just the co-CEOs, a bookkeeper and their resident slime-maker.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
But as Jackson stepped out of bounds, Oliver let go of Jackson’s jersey and then re-engaged with Jackson, slapping his right arm around the quarterback and tackling Jackson hard to the ground on Baltimore’s sideline.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Let go of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20go%20of. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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