单词 | loose end |
释义 | loose endSEE SYNONYMS FOR loose end ON THESAURUS.COM nouna part or piece left hanging, unattached, or unused: Remind me to tack down that loose end on the stairway carpet. an unsettled detail, as of a business matter: The arrangements have been made, except for a few loose ends. Idioms for loose endat loose ends, in an uncertain or unsettled situation or position: Ever since leaving the company, he's been at loose ends.Also at a loose end. Origin of loose endFirst recorded in 1540–50 Words nearby loose endloose, loosebox, loose cannon, loose change, loose cover, loose end, loose ends, loose-fitting, loose-footed, loose forward, loose head Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for loose endloose end nouna detail that is left unsettled, unexplained, or incomplete at a loose end without purpose or occupation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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