Let something rip
let something rip
(phrase of rip)
INFORMAL
allow something to happen forcefully or without interference
"once she started a tirade, it was best to let it rip"
(The Google Dictionary.)
Does "once she started a tirade, it was best to let it rip" mean that she was not stopped when launching into the tirade/she was allowed to finish her angry outburst without being interrupted?
Top answer
tkacka15 she was allowed to finish her angry outburst without being interrupted Yes.
- tkacka15 she was allowed to finish her angry outburst without being interrupted Yes.
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tkacka15she was allowed to finish her angry outburst without being interrupted
Yes.
0This phrase is typically used in a more lively, command-like fashion, for example:
"Is everything in place? Is everybody ready? Ok, let 'er ( = her) rip!"
0What you should take away from this thread is that Google Dictionary is doing you more harm than good. Use a real dictionary like the ones at onelook.com. The sample sentence, "once she started a tirade, it was best to let it rip", is defective. You don't let it rip, she does. The writer confused the "let" of the set phrase "let it rip" (almost invariably "let 'er rip", by the way) with the di
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