- loosen someone up
- loosen someone up†Fig. to make someone or a group more relaxed and friendly. •
I loosened up the audience with a joke.
•Loosen yourself up. Relax and try to enjoy people.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
loosen someone up
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loosen 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… … Useful english dictionary
loosen someone's tongue — ► loosen someone s tongue make someone talk freely. Main Entry: ↑loosen … English terms dictionary
loosen someone's tongue — make someone talk freely. → loosen … English new terms dictionary
loosen someone's tongue — to make someone more willing to talk about something … English dictionary
loosen — ► VERB 1) make or become loose. 2) (loosen up) warm up in preparation for an activity. ● loosen someone s tongue Cf. ↑loosen someone s tongue DERIVATIVES loosener noun … English terms dictionary
loosen — loos|en [ lusn ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to become or make something less tightly fastened: I d eaten so much I had to loosen my belt. 2. ) intransitive or transitive to become or make something less firmly fixed in position: To open … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loosen — UK [ˈluːs(ə)n] / US [ˈlus(ə)n] verb Word forms loosen : present tense I/you/we/they loosen he/she/it loosens present participle loosening past tense loosened past participle loosened 1) [intransitive/transitive] to become or make something less… … English dictionary
loosen — verb 1》 make or become loose. 2》 make less strict. ↘(loosen up) warm up in preparation for an activity. Phrases loosen someone s tongue make someone talk freely. Derivatives loosener noun … English new terms dictionary
loosen 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 … New idioms dictionary
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 … New idioms dictionary
loosen the reins — loosen/relax the reins tighten the reins to start to control something or someone more carefully. The Government has relaxed the reins on wage control to boost consumer spending. (often + on) … New idioms dictionary
