let it rip

idiomatic phrase

variants or less commonly let 'er rip

ˈlet-ər-ˈrip 

or let her rip

informal

: to speak or act without restraint

It's the playoffs. If there was ever a time to let it rip, it's now.

—Matt Harmon

… Espo [Phil Esposito] let it rip, tearing into fans for booing their team on home ice.

—Bill Brioux

We kept telling him, 'You're a great shooter, just step up and let 'er rip.'

—Mark Few, quoted at spokesman.com

"It's definitely a confidence boost, so I wanted to go out and have a solid race to have some confidence moving forward," [rower Kara] Kohler told U.S. Rowing. "It's definitely good to let her rip out there."

—Jason Mastrodonato

see also let rip

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First Known Use

1846, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for let it rip

• authorship
• battleship
• censorship
• chairmanship
• chieftainship
• comradeship
• consulship
• craftsmanship
• dealership
• draftsmanship
• fellowship
• fingertip