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Idiom idiom

let loose


To free; to release from restraint.

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


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.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all bedlam breaks loose

    The situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.

  2. 02

    all hell breaks loose

    The situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.

  3. 03

    buy to let

    To purchase a property as in investment, and to let it out for rental instead of living in it

  4. 04

    cast loose

    To unfasten, loosen, or set free.

  5. 05

    cut loose

    To loosen or set free someone or something.

  6. 06

    cut one loose

    To flatulate; to fart.

  7. 07

    cut someone loose

    To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation.

  8. 08

    don't let the door hit you on the way out

    Used as a command to leave in haste, or to indicate that one is glad, or at least unmoved, to see the addressed person leaving.

Last updated August 10, 2026