Definitions

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

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let oneself go

“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

“I consider as a general rule,” he answered quietly, “that it is not right to let oneself go and to make oneself at home, but that self-restraint should always be exercised, whatever the circumstances.”

From Royal Highness by Thomas Mann

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

From Five Tales by John Galsworthy

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

From A Popular Schoolgirl by Balliol Salmon

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 Samuel A. (Samuel Atkins) Eliot

let oneself go

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