let loose
to set free; release; They let the captured mouse loose in a field.
to allow to act freely (often followed by on): I have my medical students practice putting IVs in me before I let them loose on patients.
to act in a relaxed or uninhibited way: It took some time to talk my dad into letting loose and playing a few games with the grandkids.I can be serious when I need to be, but sometimes I just need to let loose and have fun.
to utter or issue forcefully and suddenly (sometimes followed by with): I let loose a shriek and made a dive for the door.He let loose with a flurry of angry posts on the website.
to give way; yield: The guardrail let loose and we very nearly plunged over the edge.
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How to use let loose in a sentence
The silence was more horrible than the hell-let-loose of a few minutes before.
The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)
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