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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If the job description remains the same while you’ve been cut loose, that’s another red flag.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Rumanes was, simply put, promised one job and forced to accept another. And then he was cut loose for insisting on doing that lesser job with integrity and honesty,” according to the lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
After a tightly-contested first 45 minutes in which Villa had their chances through Ollie Watkins, Arsenal cut loose.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
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
I’d never heard Lori cut loose like this before.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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