loose as a goose
Completely at ease
Loose as a goose means completely relaxed, limber, or carefree.
The rhyming phrase suggests the floppy, ungainly quality of a goose's movements: After a few drinks he was loose as a goose.
It can describe physical flexibility, social ease, or a state of pleasant intoxication.
- limberBending without resistance
- happy-go-luckyCheerfully indifferent to troubles
- carefree spiritAttitude without anxiety
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
cool as a cucumber · fluid · easygoing · easy-peasy · footloose and fancy-free · serene · devil-may-care · supple · tranquil · mellow · free spirit · wild and free · nonchalant · breezy · go with the flow · untroubled · smooth sailing · floppy
loose as a goosetense
Strained or nervous
uptight · wound up · stressed out · anxious · on edge
loose as a gooseuptight
Anxiously rigid in manner
rigid · stiff · inhibited · buttoned-up · strait-laced
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