to make a determined effort to defend something or to stop something from happening.

I felt the situation had existed for far too long and it was time to make a stand.

• let ride
• let rip
• let's face it
• Let's get the show on the road.
• Let's get this show on the road.
• let sleeping dogs lie
• let slide
• let slip
• let slip something
• let slip through fingers
• let slip through your fingers
• let someone alone
• let someone be
• let someone down
• let someone go
• let someone have it
• let someone in on
• let someone in on something
• let someone off
• let someone off easy
• let someone off the hook
• let someone slide
• let someone slip through fingers
• let someone slip through your fingers
• let something be