let oneself go
To relax and enjoy oneself without restraint.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“It is time to let yourself go and dance.”
“After a stressful month at work, she decided to let herself go and enjoy the music at the festival.”
“Once the formal dinner ended, the guests finally let themselves go, shedding their stiff manners to laugh and celebrate late into the night.”
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adorn oneself with borrowed plumes
To claim the honor of another for oneself.
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all dressed up and nowhere to go
Elaborately attired or otherwise fully prepared for an anticipated situation or activity which, nevertheless, fails to occur.
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all systems go
Everything is ready.
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apply oneself
Synonym of strive: to work hard, to complete an activity with good effort and focus.
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as you go
While one is doing (something); as one progresses.
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be oneself
To behave or act naturally, without regard to how this behavior is perceived by others.
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bear oneself
To behave and conduct oneself in a particular manner.
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boldly go where no man has gone before
To break new ground.
Last updated August 10, 2026