let oneself go

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let oneself go (third-person singular simple present lets oneself go, present participle letting oneself go, simple past and past participle let oneself go)

(idiomatic) To relax and enjoy oneself without restraint.
(idiomatic) To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc.

Translations

relax and enjoy oneself without restraint

Finnish: uppoutua (fi), eläytyä (fi)
German: sich gehen lassen (de), sich treiben lassen, loslassen (de)
Hungarian: elengedi magát
Spanish: dejarse llevar

cease to care about one's appearance

Finnish: antaa itsensä rapistua
French: se laisser aller (fr)
German: sich gehen lassen (de), verwahrlosen (de)
Hungarian: elengedi magát
Polish: zaniedbywać się impf, zaniedbać się pf
Spanish: descuidarse (es)

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