Phrasal Verbs

let off (2)

This page is about the phrasal verb let off (2)

Meaning

to make something explode

Synonym

explode, detonate

For example

  • let off sth On New Year's Eve, people around here let off fireworks and bursts of gunfire, so it can get very noisy.

  • let sth off The government soldiers let some tear gas off, and the protesters started running in all directions.

Nouns often used as objects with let off (2): fireworks, firecracker, bomb, grenade, flare, burst of gunfire

Quick Quiz

When the kids started letting off their fireworks, it was

a. quite peaceful

b. really noisy

c. very sad
a) quite peaceful b) really noisy c) very sad

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