"kick loose" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: kicks loose [present, singular, third-person], kicking loose [participle, present], kicked loose [participle, past], kicked loose [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} kick loose (third-person singular simple present kicks loose, present participle kicking loose, simple past and past participle kicked loose)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to give someone the freedom to do what they want Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-kick_loose-en-verb--jceNJa7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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