idioms using “free”

Free as a bird

Available

“Why don’t you ask Ishii-san to help you? He’s as free as a bird since his project finished.”

Free

Unattached

“Why don’t you ask Miyuki-san out? She is free now that she broke up with her boyfriend.”

Go into freefall

To rapidly descend

“The company’s stock went into freefall when they announced that sales were down 50 percent.”

Free up

To untie

“If we sold off some of the old equipment we don’t use, we could free up some capital to buy some new computers.”

Free money

Zero interest rates on bank loans

“Let’s expand the business now while there is still free money available.”