let oneself go

idiom

1
: to behave in a very free and open way
She has a hard time relaxing and letting herself go.
2
: to fail to take care of oneself
I was very depressed back then and had really let myself go.

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“Let oneself go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20oneself%20go. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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