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Hair Sleep Over Party Nina Behave Freely Naturally Relax

Idiom Let Your Hair Down
Example At my sleep-over party, Nina really let her hair down.
Meaning to behave freely and naturally; to relax and show your true self
Origin This idiom started in the 1800s when many women wore their long hair pinned up in public and only let it down in private, especially just before they went to bed.

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