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let it all hang out

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  1. Be totally candid in expressing feelings and opinions; hold nothing back. For example, The psychiatrist urged him not to spare any details, to let it all hang out. [Slang; late 1960s]


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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

We’re drawn to those celebrities who let it all hang out, but we don’t really take them to heart.

From Washington Post Mar. 24, 2023

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

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