cut loose

present singular third person cuts loose · participle present cutting loose

1. alsofigurativelyidiomatictransitiveTo loosen or set free someone or something.

   Synonyms: cut it loose

2. To behave in an uncontrolled manner.
   1. idiomaticintransitiveTo party without restraint.

      Cut loose, let your hair down honey Unwind, turn the lights down low Relax, let's uncork the stopper Come to papa, come on let's go

      1962, Elvis Presley, Relax

   2. idiomaticintransitiveTo act freely.

      England cut loose at the end of the half, Ashton, Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall all crossing before the break.

      2011 February 12, Mark Orlovac, “England 59-13 Italy”, in BBC

3. intransitiveTo open fire.

   Torpedoes were loosed, but the range was too short for them to actually arm, and they bounced harmlessly off the ship as it cut loose with its secondary and antiaircraft guns, smashing anything that it could see.

   2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 14:43 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022