let us go

English

Phrase

let us go

1. (formal) Alternative form of let's go (“hortative of go”).
   • 1987, John Harris, China Seas, London: Arrow Books, published 1989, →ISBN, page 187:

     ‘Now let us go to my house where we will celebrate the trust with champagne from the Crimea.’

   • 2013, Sabrina Jeffries [pseudonym; Deborah Gonzales], What the Duke Desires (The Duke’s Men; 1), New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 212:

     “Come,” Vidocq said, offering Lisette his arm, “let us go to my house where we can be more comfortable. […]”

   • 2015, Ryk E[rik] Spoor, Phoenix in Shadow (Balanced Sword; 2), Riverdale N.Y.: Baen Books, →ISBN, page 98:

     She glanced about. “This is not a place for talk or questions. Come, let us go to the city.”

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let,‎ us,‎ go.
   • 1986, Derek Sampson, Grump Goes Galumphing, London: Methuen Children’s Books, →ISBN, page 65:

     Only Grump managed to bawl a frantic order to Herman. ‘Let us go, you mad maypole! For goodness sake let us go!’

   • 2015, Laura Elliot, chapter 11, in The Betrayal, Ickenham: Bookouture, →ISBN, page 87:

     Karin had begged her parents to let us go to the party.

   • 2017, Amy S[kylark] Foster, The Rift Frequency, New York, N.Y.: HarperVoyager, →ISBN, page 87:

     Death hovers. It’s not a probability, but it’s always a possibility. So either you let us go, or you let me die right here, right now.