"let one's short back and sides down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lets one's short back and sides down [present, singular, third-person], letting one's short back and sides down [participle, present], let one's short back and sides down [participle, past], let one's short back and sides down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|let<,,let> one's short back and sides down}} let one's short back and sides down (third-person singular simple present lets one's short back and sides down, present participle letting one's short back and sides down, simple past and past participle let one's short back and sides down)
  1. To let one's hair down, especially on the part of a man who is very straight-laced.
    Sense id: en-let_one's_short_back_and_sides_down-en-verb-2thQikVS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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