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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]



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He added: “Life is short — let it rip.”

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He shared her essay online on Saturday, with the caption, "Life is short - let it rip."

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The team plays hard for first-year coach Liam Coen, who said he wants quarterback Trevor Lawrence to “cut it loose and let it rip” when he sees opportunities down the field.

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

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So, the government just decided to let it rip.

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