let oneself go

VERB

relax

Synonyms

STRONGEST

calm lie down loosen up recline sit back soften unwind

STRONG

laze repose rest tranquilize unbend unlax

WEAK

breathe easy calm down collect oneself compose oneself cool off ease off feel at home hang loose knock off make oneself at home put one's feet up settle back simmer down sit around stop work take a break take a breather take it easy take one's time take ten take time out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agitate irritate worry

STRONG

be active energize

WEAK

excite grow increase tense

Example Sentences

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“One mustn’t let oneself go soft. The day you just sit in your armchair and stop moving, you’re screwed.”

From Reuters • Oct. 26, 2018

Then there would be a boom, and one might let oneself go a little.

From Five Tales by Galsworthy, John

Then he added, half aloud, as if talking to himself: "After all, it would have been too stupid to have let oneself go to pot like that."

From The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1 Boule de Suif and Other Stories by Maupassant, Guy de

I think it would be so inspiring, it would just make one let oneself go!

From A Popular Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol

I consider that one should not let oneself go, but should keep up appearances on all occasions.”

From Royal Highness by Mann, Thomas

let oneself go

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