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loose

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AT LOOSE ENDS,

CAST OFF or CAST LOOSE,

CUT LOOSE,

PLAY FAST AND LOOSE,

HAVE A SCREW LOOSE,

LET LOOSE or SET LOOSE or TURN LOOSE,

ON THE LOOSE.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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