"let one's hair down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: lets one's hair down [present, singular, third-person], letting one's hair down [participle, present], let one's hair down [participle, past], let one's hair down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> one's hair down}} let one's hair down (third-person singular simple present lets one's hair down, present participle letting one's hair down, simple past and past participle let one's hair down)
  1. (idiomatic) To relax and enjoy oneself. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Hair Related terms: put one's feet up
    Sense id: en-let_one's_hair_down-en-verb-PuXQVnog Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1982, George Jackson (lyrics and music), “Down Home Blues”, performed by Z. Z. Hill:",
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