be footloose and fancy-free
be footloose and fancy-free
To be free of responsibilities, including romantic commitments (a fact that is often highlighted when this phrase is used). I love being a single woman, so I intend to be footloose and fancy-free for a long time. Now that I have a family and a mortgage, I miss being footloose and fancy-free.
See also: and, footloose
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- footloose
- footloose and fancy free
- footloose and fancy-free
- (as) free as (the) air
- free as air/as a bird
- (as) free as a bird
- free as a bird
- a free lunch
- free lunch
- the only free cheese is in the mousetrap