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
He might want to cut loose on that on Saturday.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Farhan and Azam then put on an 81-run third-wicket stand as Pakistan cut loose in the middle overs.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
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
It was bad form to cut loose in the middle, and then also perhaps hazardous; Jack had once told me no one had ever done that before to Dennis Hoagland.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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