laisser aller

lais·ser-al·ler

[le-sey-a-ley]
noun French.
unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.
Also, lais·sez-al·ler [le-sey-a-ley] .


Origin:
literally, to allow to go

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laissez aller or French laisser aller (lese ale) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
lack of constraint; freedom
 
[literally: let go]
 
laisser aller or French laisser aller
 
n
 
[literally: let go]

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