Definitions

let one's hair down

VERB

cut loose

Synonyms

WEAK

go berserk kick up one's heels let go run amok run riot run wild

VERB

play

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dance

STRONG

caper carouse cavort clown dally disport divert frisk frolic gambol joke jump kibitz recreate rejoice revel romp skip sport toy trifle

WEAK

amuse oneself be life of party carry on cut capers cut up entertain oneself fool around go on a spree horse around idle away kick up heels let go let loose make merry mess around show off

Antonyms

STRONG

be sad

WEAK

work

VERB

relate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

describe detail disclose present reveal

STRONG

chronicle depict divulge express impart itemize narrate particularize picture recite recount rehearse report retell sling spill state tell track verbalize

WEAK

break a story clue one in get off one's chest give the word lay it on the line run down run through set forth shoot the breeze spill the beans spin a yarn

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide misrepresent suppress withhold

STRONG

keep

WEAK

dissociate

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But residents such as Daniel Dean, whose livelihood depends on the city’s allure as a place to let one’s hair down, are worried that revelers will lose their taste for revelry under the cameras’ eye.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2018

let one's hair down

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