hang loose
Example Sentences
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But there’s also a way to hang loose if you go in the opposite direction.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023
As such, I imagine impatient owners will just let them hang loose which could cause issues with dirt, sand, and moisture getting inside the ports down the road.
From The Verge • Jul. 5, 2022
When blind you can neither read text nor frowns, but if somebody starts talking to you and you can’t see them, hang loose till you figure it out.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2016
Eastwood: No. I was supposed to hang loose for a hearing like the one we have here, but I never heard back.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2016
He looks at her, watching as she undoes her hair, letting it hang loose for a moment over her shoulders before wrapping it thoughdessly around her hand.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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