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Idiom

let loose

Meaning

To free; to release from restraint.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The farmer let loose the horses into the field.”

“After the long meeting ended, the students finally let loose and started laughing with their friends.”

“The director decided to let loose his creative instincts, allowing the actors to improvise their lines during the final scene.”

Examples

simple

“The farmer let loose the horses into the field.”

contextual

“After the long meeting ended, the students finally let loose and started laughing with their friends.”

complex

“The director decided to let loose his creative instincts, allowing the actors to improvise their lines during the final scene.”

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