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It can also mean to drop one's reserve and inhibitions.<br>
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John Roberts<br>
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>From western US: relax and be yourself,
casual, no airs or cover up. Literally, I visualize a lady with fancy
hairdo,
letting it all out, au natural. <br>
Dick <br>
  <br>
  <b>"Fritz Goerling" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Fritz_Goerling@sil.org"><Fritz_Goerling@sil.org></a></b>
  <p> I am interested to learn how anglophones (from
different parts of the world) use the idiom “to let one’s hair down.” </p>
  <p> Fritz Goerling <span></span>
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