Loosen up
Loosen up verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.
Try
Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.
Both terms in one sentence
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Then inverted when Faith and later Spike try to get Buffy the Uptight Slayer to loosen up.
Source: Uptight Loves Wild -
The one time she does try to loosen up and relax is when her mom not surprisingly comes back early from her vacation.
Source: Wild Teen Party - First, her Politoed and Number Two deserted her and sought solance with Ash's group, who then meet up with Tammi and try to help her loosen up to no avail.
Source: Break the Haughty
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