放一马

放

fàng

一

yi̅

马

馬

mǎ

to let (sb) off / to let (sb) get away with sth

Characters and words in 放一马

放

fàng = f + ang4

to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks)

放 = 攵 + 方 : In the anglepod's bathroom, Frankenstein's monster crushes a square to pieces using a sledgehammer. He puts the pieces into the toilet and releases them afterwards by flushing it.

一

yi̅ = y + Ø1

one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.