let loose

[let loos]

idiom

past-and-past-participle

let loose ,

present-participle

letting loose .

1. to set free; release;

   They let the captured mouse loose in a field.

2. to allow to act freely (often followed byon ).

   I have my medical students practice putting IVs in me before I let them loose on patients.

3. to act in a relaxed or uninhibited way.

   It took some time to talk my dad into letting loose and playing a few games with the grandkids.

   I can be serious when I need to be, but sometimes I just need to let loose and have fun.

4. to utter or issue forcefully and suddenly (sometimes followed bywith ).

   I let loose a shriek and made a dive for the door.

   He let loose with a flurry of angry posts on the website.

5. to give way; yield.

   The guardrail let loose and we very nearly plunged over the edge.

Example Sentences

On Sept. 20, he let loose a Truth Social post whining that Bondi “can’t delay any longer” in launching nuisance prosecutions against those who previously tried to hold him accountable for alleged crimes.

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For me, I can pace myself a little and headbang a little less, picking my moments to really let loose.

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The president is definitely alive and sounded like his normal self, which is to say he let loose a bunch of lies, strange fantasies and well-worn rants.

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So through the back door, Juliet and her traveling companions sashay as the production erupts in “Blow,” the Kesha song that encourages everyone to get their drink on and let loose.

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"It's just whether we trust it to be let loose on the roads. And there's obviously bureaucratic hurdles in the way and red tape."

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• discharge 
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