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let loose

[let loos]

idiom

past-and-past-participle

let loose 
,

present-participle

letting loose .
  1. to set free; release;

    They let the captured mouse loose in a field.

  2. to allow to act freely (often followed byon ).

    I have my medical students practice putting IVs in me before I let them loose on patients.

  3. to act in a relaxed or uninhibited way.

    It took some time to talk my dad into letting loose and playing a few games with the grandkids.

    I can be serious when I need to be, but sometimes I just need to let loose and have fun.

  4. to utter or issue forcefully and suddenly (sometimes followed bywith ).

    I let loose a shriek and made a dive for the door.

    He let loose with a flurry of angry posts on the website.

  5. to give way; yield.

    The guardrail let loose and we very nearly plunged over the edge.



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Thirty years ago today Pulp let loose their biggest hit.

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Encouraging people to embrace a party lifestyle and let loose, XCX has spent the past year at the helm of a party girl revival.

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When Grok took a moment to respond, Toka, clearly frustrated, let loose some colourful language.

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“It was my sister’s spring break and just thought about getting the whole family together for a big kumbaya and joining our families with a ring,” he said before letting loose with the biggest smile.

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The Clippers public address announcer, Eric Smith, will then let loose with a “Flight 55 has been cleared for takeoff,” the 55 the number on Jones’ jersey.

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