Let Someone Go

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🗓️ Idiom: Let Someone Go (v)

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💬 Meaning

• A polite or indirect way to say someone has been fired or dismissed from a job.
• Used in professional settings to soften the message of termination.

🧠 Example Sentences

• The company had to let several employees go due to budget cuts.
• She was let go after repeatedly missing project deadlines.
• They let him go, but offered a strong reference for future jobs.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

Due to restructuring, the department had to __________ two team members.

Answer

let go

2. Choose the correct meaning of “let someone go”:

A) Allow someone to take a break
B) Promote someone to a new position
C) Politely fire or dismiss someone

Answer

C) Politely fire or dismiss someone

3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:

“The manager fired two interns last week.” → Change the sentence using: let someone go

Answer

The manager let two interns go last week.

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