let rip

Definitions

1. 1

   To unleash, let loose, uncork

   To unleash, let loose, uncork; to allow (something) to happen or proceed without restraint.

   • When she heard the news, she let rip a tirade heard throughout the office.
   • Ok, it’s all clear. Let ’er rip.
   • He let rip a fart that emptied the elevator at the next floor.
2. 2

   To utter or release without restraint.

   • Near-synonym: let loose
   • She let rip with a tirade everyone heard.
   • She let rip about Mary’s flirting with Lizzie’s boyfriend.
3. 3

   To fart.

   • I would also urge you never to let rip within 50 metres of your mother-in-law

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