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},
{
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"text": "When she heard the news, she let rip a tirade heard throughout the office.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Ok, it's all clear. Let 'er rip.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He let rip a fart that emptied the elevator at the next floor.",
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"To unleash, let loose, uncork; to allow (something) to happen or proceed without restraint."
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"(transitive, informal) To unleash, let loose, uncork; to allow (something) to happen or proceed without restraint."
],
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"text": "She let rip with a tirade everyone heard.",
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},
{
"text": "She let rip about Mary's flirting with Lizzie's boyfriend.",
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"To utter or release without restraint."
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"(intransitive, usually with a prepositional phrase) To utter or release without restraint."
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"To fart."
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"(intransitive, slang) To fart."
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"text": "Ok, it's all clear. Let 'er rip.",
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},
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"text": "He let rip a fart that emptied the elevator at the next floor.",
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"To unleash, let loose, uncork; to allow (something) to happen or proceed without restraint."
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"(transitive, informal) To unleash, let loose, uncork; to allow (something) to happen or proceed without restraint."
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"To utter or release without restraint."
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"(intransitive, usually with a prepositional phrase) To utter or release without restraint."
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"To fart."
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"(intransitive, slang) To fart."
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"word": "let rip"
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