letting loose
Freeing from control
Letting loose means releasing restraint or control.
You might let loose a scream, let loose the dogs, or let loose your emotions.
When people let loose, they relax their inhibitions and behave freely: After finals, we went out and let loose.
The phrase can describe both literal release and abandoning self-control.
- clubbingVisiting nightclubs for entertainment
- wild nightUncontrolled nocturnal revelry
- ventingReleasing emotion verbally
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- jumpingPropelling oneself airborne
shouting · freeing · carousing · party · laughter · catharsis · unburdening · spontaneity · throwing caution · liberation · bash · having a blast · unbinding · cheering · primal scream · revelry · blowing off steam · frolicking
- emotional releasecry, venting, crying, sob, sobbing
- festivitycelebration, merriment, revelry, jubilation, gaiety
- good timeshaving fun, partying, celebrating, playing, laughing
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
letting looseholding back
Preventing forward movement
suppressing · reining in · bottling up · biting one's tongue · keeping it together
release, loose, loosen, unleash, letting, lets, loosened, loosening, loosely