loosen someone's tongue
verbDefinitions
To cause one to speak more freely
To cause one to speak more freely; to cause one to discuss a subject that would not usually be discussed.
- We relapsed into silence. Presently he laughed. “There’s something in this starlight that loosens one’s tongue. I’m an ass, and yet somehow I would like to tell you.”
- He admired the dexterity with which their host directed the conversation. The five young men had various tastes and their tongues had been loosened.
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