When the meeting was cancelled at the last minute, Julie unexpectedly found herself at a loose end.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
loose end — loose ends 1) N COUNT A loose end is part of a story, situation, or crime that has not yet been explained. There are some annoying loose ends in the plot. 2) PHRASE: v link PHR If you are at a loose end, you are bored because you do not have… … English dictionary
loose end — ► NOUN ▪ a detail that is not yet settled or explained. ● be at a loose end (or N. Amer. at loose ends) Cf. ↑be at loose ends … English terms dictionary
loose end — noun count usually plural the final details or parts of something that you have not yet completed or dealt with: tie up the loose ends (=complete them): There are just one or two loose ends of the case to tie up. be at loose ends to have nothing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
loose end — A loose end is an unresolved problem or unifinished business … The small dictionary of idiomes
loose end — loose′ end′ n. Usu., loose ends. an unsettled or unfinished detail • at loose ends Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
loose end — UK / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms loose end : singular loose end plural loose ends the final details or parts of something that you have not yet completed or dealt with tie up the loose ends (= complete them): There are just one … English dictionary
loose end — 1. a part or piece left hanging, unattached, or unused: Remind me to tack down that loose end on the stairway carpet. 2. an unsettled detail, as of a business matter: The arrangements have been made, except for a few loose ends. 3. at loose ends … Universalium
loose end — /lus ˈɛnd/ (say loohs end) noun 1. something left unsettled or incomplete. –phrase 2. at a loose end, without a specific task to do or pastime to follow. 3. at loose ends, a. (as of a person) restless and unsettled. b. confused; disordered. {from …
loose end — (BE) at a loose end (see loose ends) … Combinatory dictionary
loose end — noun a detail that is not yet settled or explained. Phrases be at a loose end (or N. Amer. at loose ends) have nothing specific to do … English new terms dictionary
