Definition

1. Verb phrase (idiomatic):
   • To indulge without restraint: To allow oneself to fully enjoy or engage in something, typically a pleasure or activity, with complete abandon and without holding back.
   • To let loose / to go all out: To release all inhibitions or constraints, often in emotional expression, celebration, or consumption.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Sau kỳ thi, chúng tôi ra quán ăn và xả láng. (After the exams, we went to a restaurant and indulged without restraint.)
  • Cô ấy xả láng trên sàn nhảy suốt đêm. (She let loose on the dance floor all night.)
  • Đội chiến thắng đã xả láng ăn mừng. (The winning team celebrated by going all out.)

Advanced Usage

• The phrase often carries a connotation of temporary, intense release after a period of pressure or restraint. It is frequently used in contexts of entertainment, dining, drinking, or emotional expression.
• It can imply a positive, cathartic release but may also suggest a slight excess or lack of moderation.

Variants and Related Words

• Xả hơi (v): To relax, to unwind (literally: to let off steam). This is less intense than "xả láng" and focuses more on relaxation than indulgence.
  • Tôi cần một kỳ nghỉ để xả hơi. (I need a vacation to unwind.)

Synonyms

• Indulge recklessly: To enjoy something pleasurable without concern for limits.
• Binge: To do something to excess, especially eating or drinking.
• Cut loose: To behave in a free or unrestrained way.

Related Idioms

• Ăn chơi xả láng: To live it up; to engage in unrestrained revelry and pleasure-seeking.
  • Tuổi trẻ của anh ấy trôi qua với những tháng ngày ăn chơi xả láng. (His youth passed in days of living it up.)