let off

Verb

 * 1)  To cause to explode or come out; to release.
 * Stand back when you let off fireworks.
 * to let off a fart
 * 1)  To forgive and not punish.
 * The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
 * The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
 * The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.