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3 English Phrasal Verbs With 'LOOSE'

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We have definitions for 3 phrasal verbs with 'LOOSE'

3 phrasal verbs with 'LOOSE'

Loose off

  1. Fire bullets
    (Separable [optional] | International English)
    » Example: They LOOSED several rounds OFF at the police.

Loose on

  1. Release or allow something bad to affect someone
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: They LOOSED the investigators ON their enemies.

Loose upon

  1. Release or allow something bad to affect someone
    (Separable [obligatory] | International English)
    » Example: They LOOSED the reporters UPON the family even thought they had done nothing.

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