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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Meaning of let it right on by?

Hi,

What is the meaning let it right on by in the following text?

" And the courthouse records filings are a great way to ship the drugs. DEA or ICE agents would just let it right on by.

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To let something by is to permit it to pass. "Right on" here is an intensive phrase meant to say that they would not make the slightest attempt to stop it.

  • To let something by is to permit it to pass.
  • "Right on" here is an intensive phrase meant to say that they would not make the slightest attempt to stop it.
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To let something by is to permit it to pass. "Right on" here is an intensive phrase meant to say that they would not make the slightest attempt to stop it.

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"let in on by" means allow it (presumably referring to a package or parcel) to pass freely through an inspection point. "right" is an adverbial intensifier.

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