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Idioms and Phrases

Unfinished details, incomplete business. For example, We've not quite finished the project; there are still some loose ends . This expression alludes to the ends of a rope or cable that should be fastened. [Mid-1800s] Also see at loose ends .

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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