letting one's hair down
Abandoning usual restraint
Letting one's hair down means relaxing and behaving freely, without social restraint or formality.
The image comes from the relief of releasing hair from pins or a tight style: After the conference ended, everyone let their hair down at the bar.
The phrase suggests dropping the composed facade maintained in professional or formal settings.
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- blowing off steamReleasing pent-up emotions
- dancingRhythmic bodily motion
- dance floorSpace designated for movement
- celebratingObserving with festivity
having a blast · chilling · uninhibited · music · freedom · cheers · looseness · carefree · bonding · playfulness · exuberance · joyfulness · mingling · toast · happy hour · girls night out · spontaneity · cutting loose
letting one's hair downbottling up
Containing emotions internally
holding back · clamming up · self-censoring · biting one's tongue
letting, hairiness, hairier, haired, downer, downed, downing