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release the handbrake

release the handbrake verb: to let go; to stop an internally imposed restraint.

Verb

release the handbrake (third-person singular simple present releases the handbrake, present participle releasing the handbrake, simple past and past participle released the handbrake)

  1. (figuratively) To let go; to stop an internally imposed restraint.
    • As the game went on, Southgate still seemed very reluctant to release the handbrake, even taking the fact England were down to 10 men into account.2020 October 14, Phil McNulty, “England 0-1 Denmark: 'Harry Maguire looked devoid of confidence in Nations League loss'”, in BBC Sport
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see release, handbrake.

Forms of release the handbrake

third-person singular presentreleases the handbrake
present participlereleasing the handbrake
past participlereleased the handbrake
pastreleased the handbrake

Questions about release the handbrake

What does release the handbrake mean?
Release the handbrake means to let go; to stop an internally imposed restraint.
What part of speech is release the handbrake?
Release the handbrake is a verb.
What is the past tense of release the handbrake?
The past tense of release the handbrake is released the handbrake.

Words near release the handbrake in the dictionary

  1. release hallucination
  2. release hallucinations
  3. release mode
  4. release modes
  5. release notes
  6. release the handbrake
  7. release the kraken
  8. release time
  9. release times
  10. release version
  11. release versions

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