"let someone loose" meaning in All languages combined

See let someone loose on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} let someone loose
  1. To allow someone free discretion on a task
    Sense id: en-let_someone_loose-en-verb-TihNT~4W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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          "text": "\"I fancy you would like to attend to Molly yourself, your Ladyship. If I let you both loose for that purpose, will you promise to allow yourselves to be fastened again in such a way as I may indicate?\"",
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