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loose

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loose

mod. very drunk. Mary was a little loose and had to be driven home.

See:

• a loose cannon
• all hell breaks loose
• all hell broke loose
• at loose ends
• be at a loose end
• be on the loose
• break away
• break loose
• break loose from
• cast loose
• cut (someone) loose
• cut loose
• cut loose from
• cut one loose
• cut one’s wolf loose
• cut wolf loose
• fast and loose
• free translation
• hang loose
• Hang loose!
• have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock
• have a loose screw
• have a screw loose
• hell breaks loose
• let (someone) loose (on something)
• let (something) loose
• let go
• let loose
• let loose of
• loose
• loose cannon
• loose change
• loose ends
• loose lip(s)
• Loose lips sink ships
• loose talk
• on the loose
• play fast and loose
• play fast and loose with
• play fast and loose with someone/something
• set (someone or something) loose
• some loose ends
• stay loose
• tear loose
• tear loose from someone/something
• tie up (some/a few) loose ends
• turn loose
• with a loose screw
• with a screw loose