cut loose
Idioms-
Speak or act without restraint, as in He cut loose with a string of curses . [Early 1800s]
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Leave, clear out, as in Let's cut loose right now . [ Slang ; 1960s]
Example Sentences
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Last year, McIlroy's daughter Poppy stole the show by knocking in a 30-foot putt as the stars cut loose before the serious stuff starts on Thursday.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
He might want to cut loose on that on Saturday.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Opener Brandon King made 35 as he cut loose in the seventh over to hit pace bowler Safyaan Sharif for a six and two fours off successive balls.
From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026
When DiCaprio cut loose with long improvisations, like when his character, a burnout revolutionary, argues on the phone with headquarters, the crew played it safe by capturing his takes with a conventional film camera.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Once its onboard radar detected it was thirty meters from the ground, it cut loose the parachute and inflated balloons all around its hull.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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