Wiktionary
a. (context idiomatic English) Able to do as one pleases, unconstrained by social ties or responsibilities.
Usage examples of "footloose and fancy free".
More as an academic exercise than out of real interest, I inquired of the reptilian GM and my chef de cuisine what they thought would happen here, now that there were fifty or so longtime loyalists footloose and fancy free and looking for work elsewhere in the company.
He had been footloose and fancy free, and when asked if he would accept such an appointment he had said that he would, but at the time he had not dreamed O'Connor was serious.
After leaving Durban, we spent a twomonth vacation roaming footloose and fancy free all over the east part of Africa, and this glorious country must be among some of the most spectacular on the face of the earth.