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letting one's hair down

letting one's hair down is the present participle and gerund 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 letting one's hair down

What is letting one's hair down the present participle and gerund of?
Letting one's hair down is the present participle and gerund of let one's hair down.

Words near letting one's hair down in the dictionary

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

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