The company board has come to a decision to let go of the senior manager.
Does the "to let go of" mean "to fire" in the sentence above?
Let me go. Let go of me. The above sentences are synonymous.
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You let him go when you fire him. You do not let go of him. Hence "The company board has come to a decision to let the senior manager go."