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Taka Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Loosen up

From Star Wars:


Pilot A:It's no good. I can't maneuver.

Pilot B:Stay on target.

Pilot A:We're too close.

Pilot B:Stay on target.

Pilot A:Loosen up!

Pilot B:Gold Five to Red Leader, lost Tiree, lost Dutch.


What does "Loosen up" mean here?

  

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Taka What does "Loosen up" mean here? I can't tell. It's the last words of a fictional outer-space fighter pilot a second before Vader blasts him.

  • Taka What does "Loosen up" mean here?
  • I can't tell.
  • It's the last words of a fictional outer-space fighter pilot a second before Vader blasts him.
  • I think we'll never know.
  • I guess we are supposed to imagine it meant something to whoever he was talking to, maybe pilot jargon for a maneuver.
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TakaWhat does "Loosen up" mean here?

I can't tell. It's the last words of a fictional outer-space fighter pilot a second before Vader blasts him. I think we'll never know. I guess we are supposed to imagine it meant something to whoever he was talking to, maybe pilot jargon for a maneuver. The words "loosen up" generally mean things that don't immedaitely s

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