箍たがを外はずす

expression, godan verb (-su)

cut loose; throw off restraint; go wild

Idiomatic expression literally meaning 'to remove the hoop (from a barrel)', figuratively used for letting go of self-control, inhibitions, or social constraints, often in a celebratory or emotional context.

• 忘ぼう年ねん会かいで箍たがを外はずして飲のみすぎた。

  I threw off all restraint at the year-end party and drank too much.

• 彼かれはたまに箍たがを外はずしてカラオケで熱ねっ唱しょうする。

  He occasionally cuts loose and sings passionately at karaoke.