let it rip

let it rip
{v. phr.}, {used imperatively}, {slang} Don't be concerned; pay no attention to what happens. * /Why get involved? Forget about it and let it rip./ 2. (Imperatively) Do become involved and make the most of it; get in there and really try to win. * /Come on man, give it all you've got and let it rip!/

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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