stay loose v.
(orig. US)1. to relax, to remain calm.
![]() | West Side Story I vi: Stay loose, boy! / Breeze it, buzz it, easy does it. | |
![]() | Chosen Few (1966) 63: Stay loose, baby. If these gray boys start anything, there are enough of us around t’finish it. | |
![]() | Serial 64: You gotta stay loose, you know? | |
![]() | Argus leader (Sioux Falls, SD) 6 May 15/2: ‘I just tried to relax and stay loose’. | |
![]() | Hartford Courant (CT) 1 Feb. C04/1: You stay loose like a boxer stays loose. | |
![]() | Morn. Call (Allentown, PA) 17 July C4/3: Pitrchers throw, but it’s just to stay loose, stay sharp. |
2. to keep an open mind.
![]() | Christine 131: I’m just telling you to stay loose, that’s all. |