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Let your Hair down: to behave freely and naturally
If you tell someone "you should let your hair down," you are telling them that they are behaving in a stiff, formal way and they need to relax and be more natural.
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∙ 15y agoOrigin - This expression began in the 1800s when many women wore their long hair pinned up in public and only let it down in private, especially before retiring for bed.
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What is a sentence for let down?
The opera was a bit of a let down this evening.I love to let down my hair.
What does idiom let ride mean?
This is a gambling idiom. If you let something ride, you leave it as it is or let it stand. The image is of you leaving your bet on the table instead of taking the money or changing your bet.
Do you have similes talking about hair?
Her hair is as bouncy as a bouncy castle. So amazing, you never want to let it down! :P
What is the origin for the idiom blowing off steam?
It comes from old steam boilers. To 'let off steam' or 'blow off steam' would be to relieve the pressure in the boiler, to avoid risk of damage. When talking about a person, it means they are venting their thoughts, as a form of stress relief.
What does the idiom let bygones be bygones mean?
forget the things that have pass
Let's down your hair quote from which story?
Rapunzel. Oh, and it's 'let down your hair' not let's down your hair
When was Let Your Hair Down created?
Let Your Hair Down was created in 1973-11.
Expressionmeaning of To let down your hair?
The expression ''let your hair down'' means be free and bold.
What does the idiom 'a let down' mean?
If something is a let-down, it is a disappointment. The image here is that you have built up your hopes. You are looking forward to something, and when it does not occur, you feel as if you have been let down.
When was Let Your Hair Down - album - created?
Let Your Hair Down - album - was created on 2011-04-19.
What is the origin for the idiom to keep one's powder dry?
The origin is in firearms. Old guns used black powder instead of cartridges, and if you let your powder get wet, your gun would not fire.
How should you have your hair for a party?
have your hair curled and let it down
What is a sentence for let down?
The opera was a bit of a let down this evening.I love to let down my hair.
How Michael Jackson cut his hair?
he let his hair grow down his neck
How can Rapunzel let her hair down?
becauseshe go t tired
Is it possible for my hair to split in a different place?
My hair did split on the side and then it slit to the middle when I let my hair down and it don't split there it is supposed to fall to the side where it splits when I let down my hair so I think it is possible
What is the origin of let me get out of your hair?
This commonly used phrase originated in Moldavia, though is an ancestral up your bum
