loosen tongue

Related to loosen tongue: loose tongue

loosen (one's) tongue

To cause one to speak uninhibitedly. Often refers to the effect of alcohol. A few drinks will loosen her tongue, and then I'm sure she'll tell me the secret without me even having to ask. I've never met a reporter like Courtney. She can loosen the tongue of even the cagiest politician.

loosen (someone's) tongue

To cause (someone) to speak freely or carelessly or to divulge information.

See also: loosen, tongue

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

loosen
loosen (one's) tongue
loosen somebody's tongue
be well turned out
be quick on the uptake
be thrilled to death
be thrilled to pieces
be thrilled to bits
be up your street
(just/right) up (one's) street

References in periodicals archive

Det Supt Blair offered a pounds 10,000 reward in the hope that it would loosen tongues on the estate.

MURDER TO BAFFLE EVEN MORSE'S MIND; A man alone mysteriously shot through the window of his home in Oxford. No motive. No suspects. No leads. No wonder, two years on, that detectives are still baffled about the killing of a brilliant Oxford boffin. MURRAY DAVIES reports..

Alcohol can loosen tongues, bringing long-running office tensions to the fore posing yet another risk of trouble.

How the Christmas bash can be a career-ending embarrassment; HARASSMENT: 'It is something employers need to be aware of and warn people about'

词组	loosen tongue
释义	loosen tongue Related to loosen tongue: loose tongue loosen (one's) tongue To cause one to speak uninhibitedly. Often refers to the effect of alcohol. A few drinks will loosen her tongue, and then I'm sure she'll tell me the secret without me even having to ask. I've never met a reporter like Courtney. She can loosen the tongue of even the cagiest politician. See also: loosen, tongue Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. loosen (someone's) tongue To cause (someone) to speak freely or carelessly or to divulge information. See also: loosen, tongue American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: loosen loosen (one's) tongue loosen somebody's tongue be well turned out be quick on the uptake be thrilled to death be thrilled to pieces be thrilled to bits be up your street (just/right) up (one's) street References in periodicals archive Det Supt Blair offered a pounds 10,000 reward in the hope that it would loosen tongues on the estate. MURDER TO BAFFLE EVEN MORSE'S MIND; A man alone mysteriously shot through the window of his home in Oxford. No motive. No suspects. No leads. No wonder, two years on, that detectives are still baffled about the killing of a brilliant Oxford boffin. MURRAY DAVIES reports.. Alcohol can loosen tongues, bringing long-running office tensions to the fore posing yet another risk of trouble. How the Christmas bash can be a career-ending embarrassment; HARASSMENT: 'It is something employers need to be aware of and warn people about'
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