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loosen
(redirected from loosen tongue)

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loosen (Ease up), verb abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, decrease tension, diminish, ease, ease off, extricate, free, lessen, let loose, let up, lighten, mitigate, moderate, palliate, reduce, relax, release, relieve, soften, soften up, weaken
Associated concepts: loosen a monopoly, loosen rules, loosen the law
loosen (Release), verb cut loose, detach, disjoin, ease, free, let go, let loose, let up, loosen, relax, relieve tension, unbind, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unlatch, unlock, unloosen, unshackle, untie
See also: disencumber, disentangle, disenthrall, dissociate, ease, extricate, give, relax, remit, yield


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And if you want to loosen tongues before a late-night interrogation then the red-hot chilli is a winner at pounds 4.
There is a reward, which can loosen tongues, but it's all gone flat and I'd like it to be steamed up again.
Gombrich once wrote that he hoped to "open eyes, not loosen tongues.
 
 
 
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