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footloose

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footloose and fancy-free
Fig. without long-term responsibilities or commitments. All the rest of them have wives, but John is footloose and fancy-free. Mary never stays long in any job. She likes being footloose and fancy-free.
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be footloose and fancy-free  (old-fashioned)
if someone is footloose and fancy-free, they can do what they want because they are not married or do not have many responsibilities Jane's planning to go to parties and clubs every night now that she's footloose and fancy-free.
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