cut loose
Let yourself go
Cut loose means to break free from restraints or restrictions.
You might cut loose from a job, a relationship, or expectations holding you back: She finally cut loose from her controlling family.
The phrase also means to behave without inhibition, especially in celebration: After finals, we cut loose at the bar.
To cut someone loose is to release or dismiss them: The company cut him loose after the merger.
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- untieUndo a fastening
- separateTo set apart
- disengageBreak free from attachment
uncouple · unhook · unbolt · unlatch · unclasp · unstrap · disentangle · cast off
Without payment or restriction
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- unfetterRemove restraints from
- break freeEscape from confinement
independence · autonomy · escape · unchain · disenthrall · manumit · self-determination · empower
detach
To separate from
- disconnectTo break a connection
- untieUndo a fastening
- separateTo set apart
disengage · uncouple · unhook · unbolt · unlatch · unclasp · unstrap · disentangle · cast off · let go
free
Without payment or restriction
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- unshackleRemove bonds from
- unfetterRemove restraints from
break free · independence · autonomy · escape · unchain · disenthrall · manumit · self-determination · empower · extricate
party
Gathering for celebration
carnival · merriment · bash · shindig · frolic · fun · hootenanny · rager · blowout · rave
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- escapeescape, flee, run away, get away, flight
- revelryrevelry, revel, festivity, festivities, celebration
- releasefree, liberate, let go, unleash, release
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- unfasteningunfasten, detach, disconnect, unbuckle, unbutton
cut loosehold back
Prevent forward movement
conform · toe the line · behave · rein it in · keep it together
cut loosebottle up
Suppress emotions internally
suppress · hold in · contain oneself · keep it together · repress
cut, loose, cutting, loosen, cuts, uncut, cutter, loosened, loosening