Idioms for loose
Origin of loose
1175–1225; (adj.) Middle English
los, loos < Old Norse
lauss loose, free, empty; cognate with Old English
lēas (see
-less), Dutch, German
los loose, free; (v.) Middle English
leowsen, lousen, derivative of the adj.
OTHER WORDS FROM loose
Words nearby loose
loophole frame,
looping,
looping mill,
loopy,
loos,
loose,
loose cannon,
loose change,
loose cover,
loose end,
loose ends
British Dictionary definitions for break loose
Derived forms of loose
loosely, adverb looseness, nounWord Origin for loose
C13 (in the sense: not bound): from Old Norse
lauss free; related to Old English
lēas free from,
-less
Idioms and Phrases with break loose (1 of 2)
break loose
Escape from restraint, as in The boat broke loose from its moorings, or He finally broke loose from the school of abstract expressionism. This expression also appears in all hell breaks loose, which indicates a state of fury or chaos, as in When Dad finds out you broke his watch, all hell will break loose, or When the children saw the dead pigeon in the hall, all hell broke loose. [Early 1400s]
Idioms and Phrases with break loose (2 of 2)
loose