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lets one's hair down

lets one's hair down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let one's hair down.

Meaning of let one's hair down

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
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, one's, hair, down.

Questions about lets one's hair down

What is lets one's hair down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Lets one's hair down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of let one's hair down.

Words near lets one's hair down in the dictionary

  1. lets on
  2. lets one go
  3. lets one loose
  4. lets one off
  5. lets one's guard down
  6. lets one's hair down
  7. lets one's nuts hang
  8. lets oneself go
  9. lets out
  10. lets past
  11. lets sleeping dogs lie

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