lets one's hair down
Drops the formality
To let one's hair down is to relax and behave freely, dropping usual restraints or formality.
The image is of someone releasing pinned-up hair at the end of a formal occasion: After the conference ended, we went to a bar and really let our hair down.
The phrase suggests a shift from public composure to private ease.
- let looseRemove restraints from
- cut looseRelease from restraint
- express oneselfCommunicate one's thoughts
- let it all outExpress suppressed emotions freely
- speak freelyExpress opinions openly
confide · unwind · blow off steam · chill · decompress · mingle · music · vent · dance · barefoot · grin · ponytail · open up · loosen up · feel free · hang out · rejuvenate · braid
emotional expression
lets one's hair downclams up
Stops talking abruptly
shuts down · bottles up · keeps one's cards close to one's chest · keeps to oneself · stonewalls
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