relaxed

relax (one's) hold on (someone or something)

1. To stop gripping or holding onto someone or something as tightly as before; to loosen one's grasp on someone or something. Don't relax your hold on that cable for even a second, or the entire rigging could come crashing down! I relaxed my hold on the other player for a moment, and he managed to get out of my tackle.
2. To strop trying to control someone or something as completely or dominatingly as before. The dictator has been showing signs that he may be relaxing his hold on the country a bit, as he is allowing foreign members of the press in for the first time in over 50 years. If you think my father will ever relax his hold on the company, you've got another think coming. You need to learn to relax your hold on your kids. They've got to make their own decisions in life eventually.
See also: hold, on, relax

relax into (something)

1. To sit, lean, or recline into something and rest one's body. After such a long day at work, it feels good to finally crack open a beer and relax into my favorite armchair. I relaxed into my bath to try to ease the tension in my aching muscles.
2. To feel more comfortable, confident, and able in a particular role, job, position, etc. I'm not sued to giving people orders, so it took me a while to relax into this new position of authority. She seemed quite nervous at first, but she's finally relaxing into the role.
See also: relax
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • be in line with (someone or something)
  • better of
  • (someone or something) promises well
  • begin with
  • begin with (someone or something)
  • be rough on (someone or something)
  • bird has flown, the
  • beware of
  • beware of (someone or something)
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Dawn Taylor, director of operations at the theatre said relaxed performances are specifically designed to welcome people with an autistic spectrum condition, learning disability or sensory and communication disorder into the theatre.
'Relaxed' panto shows prove a hit with families
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Mum's gratitude over autism-friendly panto
When a therapist asked James to consider how he could reduce fatigue, he responded, "I should pace myself or plan a little better." Will noticed a positive effect from slowing down, stating, "I feel more relaxed. If I try to hurry, it doesn't work." Understanding when to rest or do less also appeared to be a part of a relax pacing strategy.
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This year has seen the arrival of several relaxed performances across the Midlands, specially designed to reduce anxiety in children, many of whom will be going to the theatre for the first time.
Relaxed shows are sharing the magic of theatre
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"I feel really calm and relaxed and I feel really good - not panicking or doing anything over the top.
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The more relaxed consumers are when they enter a store, the more money they are likely to spend, according to a study published by Columbia University researcher Michael Tuan Pham in the Journal of Marketing Research.
Relaxed shoppers, looser wallets: research studies customers' willingness to spend based on state of mind
In all six experiments, participants who were put into a relaxed affective state reported higher monetary valuations than participants who were put into an equally pleasant but less relaxed state.
Relaxed state of mind ideal before heading out to shop
When you're finished, you should feel blissfully relaxed all over.
10 ways to relax over the holidays: making time for self-care along with the shopping, cooking and entertaining can help you cope with stress
This technique helps you become more attuned to your body and aware of the connection between a quiet mind and a relaxed body.
Learning to relax
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