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1 loosen
vi., vt. 늦추다, 느그러지다, 풀리다, 흩어지다, 놓다, 놓아주다 -
2 relax
(긴장.힘등을)늦추다(loosen), 힘을 빼다, (법, 규율 등을)관대하게 하다, (주의.노력등을)줄이다, 덜하다, 게을리하다, (심신을)나른하게 하다, 기운을 잃게하다, (정신적 긴장을)풀게하다, 편하게 하다, 쉬게하다, 인도하다, 양도하다, (변이)통하게 하다, (긴장.힘.추위 등이)풀리다, 느른해지다, 풀리어(...으로)되다, (사람이)정신적 긴장을 풀다, 릴랙스하다, 누그러지다, (사람이)긴장이 풀리어(...으로)되다, (힘.노력등이)약해지다, 쉬다, 편히하다, 변비가 낫다
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loosen someone's tongue — loosen someone’s tongue phrase to make someone more willing to talk about something Thesaurus: to persuade someone to tell you somethingsynonym Main entry: loosen * * * make someone talk freely * * * loosen someone s tongue : to cause someone to… … Useful english dictionary
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loosen up someone — loosen up (someone) to behave in a relaxed, informal way. Slowly she began to loosen up and, by the second semester, she was making friends with her classmates. The question was supposed to loosen people up and chase away their anxieties … New idioms dictionary
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