let down one's hair

let down one's hair
разг.
(let (или take) down one's (back) hair (тж. let или take one's (back) hair down))
1) перестать стесняться; вести себя непринуждённо, развязно; не считаться с условностями [букв. распустить волосы (о женщине)]

Hey, lads and lasses, let your back hair down... The beer's good, don't gargle with it, just pour it down. (J. Lindsay, ‘The Revolt of the Sons’, ch. II) — Ну, ребятки, не церемоньтесь... Пиво хорошее. Пить его надо, а не рот полоскать.

Those whose dilly lives are surrounded by formality like to let their hair down when they are on holiday. (EVI) — Люди, чья жизнь подчинена строгому распорядку, любят на отдыхе дать себе поблажку.

2) разоткровенничаться; ≈ излить, отвести душу

And now, since we've let our hair down, Ray, I hope you can stay out of trouble for the rest of the week. (F. Knebel and Ch. Bailey, ‘Seven Days in May’, ‘Tuesday Morning’) — Ну вот, Рей, раз уж разговор пошел начистоту, я надеюсь, что ты постараешься не влипнуть до конца недели в какую-нибудь неприятную историю.

Wilmer: "No matter what you tell this one, you couldn't shock her. But I bet she's given you a couple jolts. That is if you're both taking down your back hair." (J. O'Hara, ‘Veronique’, act I, sc. 2) — Уилмер: "что бы вы ни говорили этой женщине, шокирована она не будет. Но даю голову на отсечение, что раз-другой она заставила вас покраснеть, если, конечно, разговор шел без обиняков."

‘Look,’ Tragg said, ‘why don't you take your hair down and come clean, Mason?’ (E. S. Gardner, ‘The Case of the Cautious Coquette’, ch. 18) — - Послушайте, Мейсон, - сказал Трагг, - почему вы не хотите признаться мне во всем откровенно?


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • let\ down\ one's\ hair — • let one s hair down • let down one s hair v. phr. informal Act freely and naturally; be informal; relax. Kings and queens can seldom let their hair down. After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates. Compare: let… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • let down one's hair — See: LET ONE S HAIR DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let down one's hair — See: LET ONE S HAIR DOWN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let down one's hair — relax, act freely and naturally Everybody at the party let down their hair and had a good time …   Idioms and examples

  • let\ one's\ hair\ down — • let one s hair down • let down one s hair v. phr. informal Act freely and naturally; be informal; relax. Kings and queens can seldom let their hair down. After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates. Compare: let… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • let one's hair down — or[let down one s hair] {v. phr.}, {informal} Act freely and naturally; be informal; relax. * /Kings and queens can seldom let their hair down./ * /After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates./ Compare: LET GO(6) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let one's hair down — or[let down one s hair] {v. phr.}, {informal} Act freely and naturally; be informal; relax. * /Kings and queens can seldom let their hair down./ * /After the dance, the college girls let their hair down and compared dates./ Compare: LET GO(6) …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let one's hair down — ► let one s hair down informal behave wildly or uninhibitedly. Main Entry: ↑hair …   English terms dictionary

  • let one's hair down — (informal) ENJOY ONESELF, have a good time, have fun, make merry, let oneself go; informal have a ball, whoop it up, paint the town red, live it up, have a whale of a time, let it all hang out. → hair * * * let one s hair down To forget reserve… …   Useful english dictionary

  • let one's hair down — idi inf let one s hair down to behave in a relaxed, unrestrained manner …   From formal English to slang

  • one's hair down — phrasal : one s normal reserve in abeyance management with its hair down Time : one s guard down that doesn t mean you have to let your hair down and tell him all the innermost secrets of your business Franklin Spier they took their hair down and …   Useful english dictionary


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