let her rip
Example Sentences
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If you can bypass the guard, barely tip your casting finger with the line and let her rip.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sumtimes, when all hands got a quarrelin, I jest let her rip rite on a sand-bar, and there let her lay until I made 'em settle their disputes.
From Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia by Smith, Seba
"We must let her rip now, anyhow," said Powell, and they stepped out into the open.
From The Jimmyjohn Boss and Other Stories by Wister, Owen
Mr. Chief Engineer, open that throttle all it'll go, and let her rip, and mind you're standing by for my next order.
From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.
Arcot—set it down and let her rip on about half a million horsepower for a second or so.
From Invaders from the Infinite by Campbell, John Wood
