let one go
Terminate an employee
Let one go is a euphemism for passing gas, allowing the speaker to reference flatulence without using cruder terms.
I think someone let one go in the elevator.
The phrase can also mean to release something from one's grip or control, or to fire an employee: We had to let one go due to budget cuts.
Without payment or restriction
- liberateSet free from captivity
- set freeRelease from confinement
- untieUndo a fastening
- unhandLet go of forcibly
loose · unleash · emancipate · discharge · uncage · unbind · unchain · turn loose
Cease to blame
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- overlookMiss or commanding view
- absolveRelease from guilt
move on · accept · mercy · understanding · compassion · reconciliation · amnesty · clemency
Combustion with flames
discharge · pink slip · redundancy · severance · downsize · cut loose · axe · dismiss
Expelled digestive gas
- pass gasExpel intestinal air
- break windExpel digestive gas
- tootShort horn sound
- flatulenceIntestinal gas accumulation
gas · gassy · expel · intestinal · digestive · emission · embarrassment · indiscretion
Expel breath outward
- relaxBecome less tense
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
- breathe outExpel air from lungs
release tension · unburden · sigh · ease up · calm down · surrender · yield · relinquish
free
Without payment or restriction
unhand · loose · unleash · emancipate · discharge · uncage · unbind · unchain · turn loose · spring
forgive
Cease to blame
- pardonOfficial release from punishment
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
- overlookMiss or commanding view
absolve · move on · accept · mercy · understanding · compassion · reconciliation · amnesty · clemency · grace
fire
Combustion with flames
release · discharge · pink slip · redundancy · severance · downsize · cut loose · axe · dismiss · workforce reduction
fart
Expelled digestive gas
- pass gasExpel intestinal air
- break windExpel digestive gas
- tootShort horn sound
flatulence · gas · gassy · expel · intestinal · digestive · emission · embarrassment · indiscretion · silent but deadly
exhale
Expel breath outward
- relaxBecome less tense
- unwindRelease accumulated tension
- decompressRelease stored pressure
breathe out · release tension · unburden · sigh · ease up · calm down · surrender · yield · relinquish · detach