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cast loose

Idioms  
  1. Also, cast adrift. Let go, freed, as in After Rob was suspended from boarding school, he was cast loose with nowhere to go, or Selling her home meant she was cast adrift with no financial ties or responsibilities. Originally a nautical term for releasing a vessel, this idiom was being used figuratively by the late 1500s.


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An instrument-laden pier survived Harvey’s landfall, but a boat cast loose by the storm later struck and destroyed it.

From Science Magazine Sep. 1, 2017

Carried to about 15,000 feet by the mother plane, the baka would be cast loose by its pilot to ride on the 40-second "whoosh" from three powerful rockets.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is another light comedy, the tale of a Western youth cast loose along Broadway with adequate funds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gales lashed the Channel, and along the French coast barges and small vessels were reported cast loose in confusion.

From Time Magazine Archive

I want these men drilled until they can cast loose their guns, run them out, and fire—” he snapped his fingers—“like that! Do you understand?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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