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let oneself go

VERB
relax
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calm lie down loosen up recline sit back soften unwind
STRONG
laze repose rest tranquilize unbend unlax
WEAK
breathe easy calm down collect oneself compose oneself cool off ease off feel at home hang loose knock off make oneself at home put one's feet up settle back simmer down sit around stop work take a break take a breather take it easy take one's time take ten take time out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitate irritate worry
STRONG
be active energize
WEAK
excite grow increase tense

Example Sentences

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“One mustn’t let oneself go soft. The day you just sit in your armchair and stop moving, you’re screwed.”

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2018

Then there would be a boom, and one might let oneself go a little.

From Five Tales by Galsworthy, John

I think it would be so inspiring, it would just make one let oneself go!

From A Popular Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol

I consider that one should not let oneself go, but should keep up appearances on all occasions.”

From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas

One can now give oneself and let oneself go as if one were at home.

From Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) A Tragedy in Four Acts by Eliot, Samuel A. (Samuel Atkins)