leave out of account
To fail to consider; forget about.
The picnic planners left out of account that it might rain.
leave out
To skip; omit.
The printer accidentally left out two paragraphs from Alan's novel.
let it all hang out
Not to disguise anything; to let the truth be known.
Sue can't deceive anyone; she just lets it all hang out.
let out
To allow to go out or escape.
The guard let the prisoners out of jail to work in the garden.
Mother won't let us out when it rains.
To make (a sound) come out of the mouth; utter.
A bee stung Charles. He let out a yell and ran home.
Father told Betty to sit still and not let out a peep during church.
To allow to be known; tell.
I'll never tell you another secret if you let this one out.
To make larger (as clothing) or looser; allow to slip out (as a rope).
Mary's mother had to let out her dress because Mary is growing so tall.
Father hooked a big fish on his line. He had to let the line out so the fish wouldn't break it.
To allow to move at higher speed.
The rider let out his horse to try to beat the horse ahead of him.
To free from blame, responsibility, or duty. Often used with "of".
Last time I let you out of it when you were late. I'll have to punish you this time.
Frank has shoveled the snow from the sidewalk. That lets me out.
To discharge from a job; fire.
The shop closed down and all the men were let out.
To dismiss or be dismissed.
The coach let us out from practice at 3 o'clock.
I'll meet you after school lets out.
let the cat out of the bag
To tell about something that is supposed to be a secret.
Sometimes used in another form - the cat is out of the bag.
Sometimes used in another form - the cat is out of the bag.
Выдать секрет; разгласить что-то что должно быть скрыто от большинства. Иногда используется в другой форме.
We wanted to surprise Mary with a birthday gift, but Allen let the cat out of the bag by asking her what she would like.
He didn’t know about it, but someone let the cat out of the bag.
Он об этом не знал, но кто-то проболтался.
Who let the cat out of the bag about my surprise?
Кто раскрыл секрет о моем сюрпризе?
The teacher let the cat out of the bag when she began talking about the plans to close the school.
Учительница выдала секрет, когда она стала рассказывать о планах закрытия школы.
I don't think that was a good idea to tell her the secret. She definitely will let the cat out of the bag!
Я не думаю, что это было хорошей идеей расскзаать ей секрет. Она точно проболтается.
Please, don’t let the cat out of the bag about the New Year’s present for mum.
Пожалуйста, не раскрывай секрет о том, какой мы собираемся подарить подарок маме на Новый год.
Well, the cat is out of the bag - everybody knows about their marriage.
level off
level out
To make flat or level.
The steamroller leveled out the gravel roadbed and then the concrete was poured.
To move on an even level.
The airplane leveled out at 2,000 feet.
After going up for six months, the cost of living leveled off in September.
light out
To run as fast as you can.
The boy lit out for home with the bully chasing him.
On the next pitch the runner will light out for second.
To go away in a hurry; leave suddenly. Often used with for.
Jack won't be in town long. He wants to light out as soon as he has enough money saved.
The robbers lit out for Mexico.
like a bat out of hell
Двигаться очень быстро.
He grabbed the envelope and ran like a bat out of hell.
Он схватил конверт и убежал с невероятной скоростью.