idioms using “loose”

Cut loose

To become free from another’s authority

“Matsuda-san’s parents cut her loose when she finished college.”

Hang loose

To relax, not be uptight

“We spent the weekend hanging loose with our Swedish friends.”

On the loose

To have escaped

“The police can’t rest because the thieves are still on the loose.”

Footloose

Free, without commitments

“Since we’re both footloose this weekend, how about getting together for dinner?”

Have a screw loose

To be odd or strange

“The taxi driver seemed to have a screw loose; he asked me for my destination at least four times.”