He wanted to move back but his hands had a will of their own and would not turn loose.

You were turned loose to think of something and do it.

"I should hate for him to ever turn completely loose in any way."

There was no sign here that the aliens had actually been turned loose as yet.

"Occasionally he has turned loose one of his beasts upon us."

I let her look but did not turn loose.

These are serious jihadists, not people to just turn loose.

I reached for the overalls, but he didn't turn loose.

I was going to demand to be turned loose and insist on explanations.