Footloose and fancy-free
Having no attachments, especially romantic ones, and free to do as one pleases. For example, When I was in my twenties, footloose and fancy-free, I would travel at the drop of a hat. Both of these words have long been used separately; their pairing dates only from the 1900s.
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[foo t-noht] /ˈfʊtˌnoʊt/ noun 1. an explanatory or documenting or comment at the bottom of a page, referring to a specific part of the text on the page. 2. a minor or tangential comment or event added or subordinated to a main statement or more important event. verb (used with object), footnoted, footnoting. 3. to […]
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