loosen someone's tongue

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

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make someone talk freely

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loosen someone's tongue
: to cause someone to talk more freely : to cause someone to say things that would not usually be said

Drinking alcohol can loosen your tongue.

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Main Entry:loosen
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loosen someone's tongue — see loosen
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Main Entry:tongue

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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

  • tongue — tongue1 [ tʌŋ ] noun ** ▸ 1 organ in mouth ▸ 2 language ▸ 3 way of speaking/writing ▸ 4 animal tongue as food ▸ 5 long narrow piece ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count the long soft piece of flesh attached to the bottom of your mouth that you use for tasting …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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 — [[t]lu͟ːs(ə)n[/t]] loosens, loosening, loosened 1) VERB If someone loosens restrictions or laws, for example, they make them less strict or severe. [V n] Many business groups have been pressing the Federal Reserve to loosen interest rates... [V… …   English dictionary

  • tongue — tongue1 W3S3 [tʌŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(mouth)¦ 2 click your tongue 3 sharp tongue 4 silver tongue 5 sharp tongued/silver tongued etc 6 with (your) tongue in (your) cheek 7 slip of the tongue 8 bite your tongue 9 Cat got your tongue? …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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