mặc lòng
Definition
- Adverbial phrase:
- At will / as one pleases: Used to indicate that someone is free to act according to their own wishes or preferences without restriction.
- To one's heart's content: Used to express doing something freely and fully, until satisfied.
Usage Examples
- Adverbial phrase:
- Khách có thể mặc lòng lựa chọn món ăn. (Guests can choose dishes at will.)
- Trong khu nghỉ dưỡng này, bạn có thể ăn uống mặc lòng. (In this resort, you can eat and drink to your heart's content.)
Advanced Usage
- The phrase often implies a sense of generous permission or abundant availability, commonly used in contexts of hospitality, consumption, or choice.
- It can carry a slightly formal or literary tone compared to more colloquial synonyms.
Variants and Related Words
- Thoải mái (adj/adv): comfortable; comfortably; freely. Often used interchangeably in casual speech.
- Cứ thoải mái đi. (Feel free / Make yourself comfortable.)
- Tự do (adj/adv): free; freely. Emphasizes liberty.
- Bạn được tự do quyết định. (You are free to decide.)
Synonyms
- Freely: Without restriction or control.
- At one's discretion: According to one's own judgment.
- Without restraint: In an unrestricted manner.
Related Idioms
- Mặc sức: (Similar meaning) to one's full capacity or desire.
- Các em nhỏ mặc sức vui chơi. (The children played to their hearts' content.)
- Tha hồ: (Similar meaning) plentifully, as much as one wants.
- Ở đây hoa quả tha hồ mà ăn. (Here you can eat fruit in abundance.)