let it all hang out
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I realized that if a book that good could have a problem getting published, all writers might as well just do our thing and let it all hang out.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
There's no need to cover it — broccoli requires air circulation so that it can breathe, so let it all hang out.
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2022
It would require somebody who is absolutely willing to say, fling open the doors, admit vulnerability, and let it all hang out.
From Slate • May 17, 2019
And it felt healthy to see a rap audience* stop caring about being cool or one-upping anybody for a minute and just let it all hang out.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2012
True enough, but more and more improbable words have been creeping into puzzles as they, like the rest of society, let it all hang out.
From Washington Post
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