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let it all hang out

let it all hang out

Date: Feb 23 2005

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“We did try and let it all hang out.”
- Jeff Tweedy, in an interview on Austin City Limits, discussing Wilco’s new Album called A Ghost is Born.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

when you let it all hang out, you don’t hold anything back; you do your best, in a natural, unforced way

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

Sometimes, especially when you are working on something creative, it’s hard to be natural and to do your best.
At those times, it’s really important to let it all hang out.
When you are in a band and you let it all hang out, your audience will sense that you are being yourself and they will feel more comfortable to be themselves.

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“We did the best job we could on that project. We really let it all hang out. I think that’s why they came back to us.”

””We did the best job we could on that project. We really let it all hang out. I think that’s why they came back to us.”
“This painting really means a lot to me. Usually, I hold back a little bit, but on this one I let it all hang out. I really put myself into the painting.”
“You can tell that their band let it all hang out on that last recording. Before, they were trying to be something that they weren’t. This time, the music really represents them as people.”

“This painting really means a lot to me. Usually, I hold back a little bit, but on this one I let it all hang out. I really put myself into the painting.”

“You can tell that their band let it all hang out on that last recording. Before, they were trying to be something that they weren’t. This time, the music really represents them as people.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

normally, “let it all hang out“means being open about one’s emotions and to some extent, one’s private life. Here it could mean, “giving it one’s best”,something that is a very emotional experience
by Urvi (GURGAON, INDIA)
I let it all hang out, means I tried every word I can to show what I feel.
by Lucy (Mississauga, Canada)
I think “Let it all hang out“means say something without hiding,tell everything be honest.
by Michelle (Wide goose, China)
I guess: you say what should be said, and really do your best to express yourself.
by stephanie (Beijing, China)
we do our best lets see what is going to happen in result
by niloufar (tehran, iran)
made no holds about what they wanted
by heeja (Seoul, Korea)
I think it means try one’s best to
succeed
by kingti (Chengdu, China)
means try to get all things done or get the result.
by qun (shenzhen, china)
let sth happen and develop itself naturally!
by caralyn (shanghai, china)
I think it means :somebody absorbed in something which he enjoys.
by se (hangzhou, china)

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