let oneself go

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let oneself go

verb lets oneself go · letting oneself go · let oneself go

  1. idiomatic To relax and enjoy oneself without restraint. Fill your lungs up, and let it out slowly. Let it out slowly and relax as you exhale. […] Just let yourself go, (name), and relax.
  2. idiomatic To cease to care about one's appearance, allowing oneself to become unkempt, overweight, etc. To be frank, you are an appalling sight at this very moment; you have let yourself go — but I have known you look quite ravishing.

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verb relax and enjoy oneself without restraint

Españoldejarse llevar
Deutschsich gehen lassen, sich treiben lassen, loslassen

verb cease to care about one's appearance

Españoldescuidarse
Françaisse laisser aller
Deutschsich gehen lassen, verwahrlosen

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@misc{let_oneself_go_2026,
  title = {let oneself go},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/let%20oneself%20go},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}