cut loose

Slang Dictionary

cut loose definition


  1. in.
    to let go; to become independent; to grow up and leave home. : It was hard to cut loose from home.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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loose definition


  1. mod.
    very drunk. : Mary was a little loose and had to be driven home.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

cut loose

  1. Speak or act without restraint, as in He cut loose with a string of curses. [Early 1800s]

  2. Leave, clear out, as in Let's cut loose right now. [Slang; 1960s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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