let one rip
Release intestinal gas
To let one rip is to release intestinal gas audibly and without restraint: He leaned to one side and let one rip.
The phrase can also mean to do something with full force or abandon—let out a yell, floor the accelerator, or unleash a guitar solo: The singer grabbed the mic and let one rip.
- fartExpelled digestive gas
- tootShort horn sound
- silent but deadlyQuiet but foul-smelling gas
- silent killerAsymptomatic lethal condition
- flatulenceIntestinal gas accumulation
break wind · explode · burst · vent · unleash · pull my finger · pass gas · cut the cheese · air biscuit · crop dusting · clear the room · gas attack · whoopee cushion · eject · discharge · expel · emit · blast
- flatulencefart, gas, flatus, passing gas, breaking wind
effort and abandon
let one riphold back
Prevent forward movement
hesitate · pull one's punches · take it easy · go easy · play it safe