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let one's hair down

let one's hair down verb: to relax and enjoy oneself.

Verb

let one's hair down (third-person singular simple present lets one's hair down, present participle letting one's hair down, simple past and past participle let one's hair down)

  1. (idiomatic) To relax and enjoy oneself.
    • Cut loose, let your hair down honey / Unwind, turn the lights down low / Relax, let's uncork the stopper / Come to papa, come on let's go1962, Roy Bennett, Sid Tepper, “Relax”, performed by Elvis Presley
    • He should help himself before he tries to help someone else. If he's afraid someone will know him he should move to a new residence and let his hair down and join us swingers.1981 February 14, Richard Credill, “Take Him By The Hand”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 29, page 5
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, one's, hair, down.

Forms of let one's hair down

third-person singular presentlets one's hair down
present participleletting one's hair down
past participlelet one's hair down
pastlet one's hair down

Questions about let one's hair down

What does let one's hair down mean?
Let one's hair down means to relax and enjoy oneself.
What part of speech is let one's hair down?
Let one's hair down is a verb.
What is the past tense of let one's hair down?
The past tense of let one's hair down is let one's hair down.

Words near let one's hair down in the dictionary

  1. let one loose
  2. let one off
  3. let one rip
  4. let one's fingers do the walking
  5. let one's guard down
  6. let one's hair down
  7. let one's nuts hang
  8. let one's short back and sides down
  9. let oneself go
  10. let out
  11. let past

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