loosen someone's tongue

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To cause (someone) to be less cautious or more free in what they say.

日本語の意味

警戒心や遠慮を取り除き、自由に話させる / 秘密や控えめな態度を解かし、率直に話させる / 普段は控えている話し方をさせ、口数が多くなるように仕向ける

英語の意味

(idiomatic) To cause (someone) to be less cautious or more free in what they say.

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A few drinks at the party helped loosen someone's tongue, and soon they were revealing stories they'd kept closely guarded for years.

パーティーで少しお酒を飲んだことで、その人は次第に口を開き、やがて何年も大切にしていた話を打ち明け始めた。

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意味（1）

(idiomatic) To cause (someone) to be less cautious or more free in what they say.

He made a long stay in the dining-room after dinner, and, I fear, took an unusual quantity of wine, but not enough to loosen his tongue: for when he came in and found me quietly occupied with my book, too busy to lift my head on his entrance, he merely murmured an expression of suppressed disapprobation […]

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loosens someone's tongue （ present singular third-person ）

loosening someone's tongue （ participle present ）

loosened someone's tongue （ participle past ）

loosened someone's tongue （ past ）