let it rip

1. Also, let her rip. Go ahead, proceed unchecked. For example, Once you get the tractor started, let it rip. The use of her in the variant comes from a tradition of referring to vehicles as feminine. [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

“Tim himself was actually a kind of quiet intellectual offstage, but onstage he really knew how to let it rip.”

From Los Angeles Times

So, the government just decided to let it rip.

From BBC

So, in his desperation, Rubio began to let it rip.

From Slate

With 18 seconds left and USC tied with LSU, quarterback Miller Moss spotted Hudson sprinting down the left sideline, just past his defender, and let it rip.

From Los Angeles Times

But where LSU played it conservative with its new quarterback, Moss let it rip early and often.

From Los Angeles Times