Loosen
31loosen — verb 1) you simply loosen two screws Syn: undo, slacken, unfasten, detach, release, disconnect 2) her fingers loosened Syn: slacken, become loose, let go, ease 3) …
32loosen — loose [adj1] not tight; unconstrained apart, asunder, at large, baggy, clear, detached, disconnected, easy, escaped, flabby, flaccid, floating, free, hanging, insecure, lax, liberated, limp, loosened, movable, not fitting, relaxed, released,… …
33loosen someone's tongue — loosen someone’s tongue phrase to make someone more willing to talk about something Thesaurus: to persuade someone to tell you somethingsynonym Main entry: loosen * * * make someone talk freely * * * loosen someone s tongue : to cause someone to… …
34loosen up someone — loosen up (someone) to behave in a relaxed, informal way. Slowly she began to loosen up and, by the second semester, she was making friends with her classmates. The question was supposed to loosen people up and chase away their anxieties …
35loosen the purse strings — ► to spend more money or to allow people to have or spend more money: »He might even persuade the board to loosen the purse strings. Main Entry: ↑purse …
36loosen someone's tongue — ► loosen someone s tongue make someone talk freely. Main Entry: ↑loosen …
37loosen somebody up — ˌloosen ˈup | ˌloosen sb/sthˈup derived to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc • Dancers were loosening up before going on stage. Main entry: ↑loosenderived …
38loosen something up — ˌloosen ˈup | ˌloosen sb/sthˈup derived to relax your muscles or parts of the body or to make them relax, before taking exercise, etc • Dancers were loosening up before going on stage. Main entry: ↑loosenderived …
39loosen grip — loosen a hold, make a grasp less tight …
40loosen your tongue — loosen (your) tongue if alcohol loosens your tongue, it makes you talk a lot without thinking carefully about what you are saying. Her tongue loosened by drink, she began to say things that she would later regret …
