let oneself go

let oneself go
let oneself go (informal)
1. To allow one's appearance, lifestyle, etc to deteriorate
2. To act without restraint
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Main Entry:let

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1) act in an unrestrained or uninhibited way

you need to unwind and let yourself go

2) become careless or untidy in one's habits or appearance

he's really let himself go since my mother died


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  • let oneself go — See: LET GO(6) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let oneself go — See: LET GO(6) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let oneself go — ► let oneself go 1) act in an uninhibited way. 2) become careless or untidy in one s habits or appearance. Main Entry: ↑let …   English terms dictionary

  • let oneself go — idi to free oneself of inhibitions or restraint …   From formal English to slang

  • let\ oneself\ go — See: let go(6) …   Словарь американских идиом

  • let oneself go — 1》 act in an uninhibited way. 2》 become careless or untidy in one s habits or appearance. → let …   English new terms dictionary

  • let oneself in for — informal involve oneself in (something difficult or unpleasant). → let …   English new terms dictionary

  • let oneself in for — (from Idioms in Speech) to be persuaded to do something I let myself in for several hours boredom every day, Dixon. A couple more won t break my back. (K. Amis) Oh, God, Christine, you don t want to come to that, you ll be bored stiff. How have… …   Idioms and examples

  • let oneself in for — informal involve oneself in (something likely to be difficult or unpleasant) I didn t know what I was letting myself in for …   Useful english dictionary

  • let oneself go — verb to cease to care about ones appearance …   Wiktionary

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