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Phrase(s): loosen up
to become loose or relaxed. • Loosen up. Relax. • We tried to get Mary to loosen up, but she did not respond., Phrase(s): loosen someone or something up
to make someone’s muscles and joints move more freely by exercising them. • The exercise loosened me up quite nicely. • It loosened up my legs. • I have to do some exercises to loosen myself up., Phrase(s): loosen someone up
Fig. to make someone or a group more relaxed and friendly. • I loosened up the audience with a joke. • Loosen yourself up. Relax and try to enjoy people.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs