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let it snow

let it snow

5.4
To say this to show you want it to snow
  • idiom
  • UK
translation icon : que nieve
  • The forecast predicts more flurries tonight, so I say let it snow!

Examples

  • With warm cocoa in hand, she looked out the window and whispered, 'let it snow.'

  • Everyone was excited for a white Christmas and happily sang 'Let it snow, let it snow!'

  • It's winter, so let's let it snow!

  • I love the holidays; I say we should just let it snow.

  • The children were thrilled when it started to snow, and they joyfully shouted, 'let it snow!'

  • As the snowflakes began to fall outside, he smiled and said, 'let it snow!'

  • Sipping on hot chocolate by the fireplace, she looked outside and sighed, 'let it snow.'

Antonyms

to reject
839 1.9

Refuse to accept someone or something

Surface Forms

let it snow main

Morphology

let + it + snow

The meaning 'allow it to snow' is directly and compositionally built from 'let' (allow) + 'it' (placeholder pronoun) + 'snow' (to precipitate). This imperative construction is a common, rule-governed pattern in English and is cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words will readily infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

The phrase let it snow comes from the simple wish to allow snow to fall: the words let and snow create a picture of inviting snow, and people often sing or say it to welcome a white winter scene. So, it is used to show 'acceptance' or 'welcome' of snowfall.