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Definition loosen your (on) in American English

loosen your (on) phrase

phrase
1

to stop controlling someone or something in as strict a way as before

Example

Sanctions have failed to loosen his grip on power.

2

to hold someone or something less tightly

Example

She loosened her grip on the steering wheel.

Definition loosen your  (on) in American English