turn loose

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turn somebody/something loose also turn loose somebody/something

to give up control of someone or something, so they can do what they want He turned the horse loose in the field. The trouble began when the newspaper turned loose a dozen reporters to investigate the incident.

See also: loose, turn

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"After it," I cried to my companion, "and if you reach the pump room turn loose all the pumps. A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context Tossing overboard bits of wood, bottles and empty tins, Captain Van Horn ordered the eight eager boat's crew with rifles to turn loose. Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context But simply to turn loose your soul to every whimsicality, to play the fool unafraid of any possible result, why, that requires a man other than a householder and law-respecting citizen. Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context			turn a blind eye turn a deaf ear turn a deaf ear to turn a hair turn a place upside down turn a profit turn a trick turn against turn around turn aside turn away turn back turn back on turn back the clock turn belly up turn down turn hand to turn head turn heads turn in turn in grave turn in on oneself turn inside out turn into turn king's evidence turn loose turn nose up turn nose up at turn of the century turn off turn on turn on a dime turn on heel turn on its ear turn on its head turn on the waterworks Turn on, tune in, drop out turn onto turn out turn out of turn out to be turn over turn over a new leaf turn over in mind turn over to turn some place inside out turn stomach turn tail turn the clock back turn the corner turn the heat up			turn in grave turn in grave turn in grave turn in on oneself Turn in Poachers, Inc. turn indicator turn indicator turn informer turn inside out turn inside out Turn Into Turn Into turn into cash turn into money Turn It Into Something Good Turn It Off Turn It Off and Back on Again Turn It On Again Turn Key Operation Turn Key Optimized Solutions Turn Key Project turn king'queen's evidence turn king's evidence turn king's evidence turn king's evidence turn king's evidence turn king's evidence turn knob Turn Left Turn Left After Takeoff turn loose Turn Loose the Swans Turn My Swag On turn nose up turn nose up at turn nose up at turn nose up at turn nose up at turn of events turn of expression turn of fate Turn of life turn of mind turn of phrase Turn of River Turn of River Fire Department, Inc. turn of the century turn of the century turn of the century Turn of the Month Effect Turn of the Tide Turn of the Tide turn off turn off turn off turn off turn off Turn Off Channel Zero turn on turn on turn on

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