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At loose ends

   Also found in: Idioms 0.01 sec.
not in order; in confusion; carelessly managed.

See also: Loose



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I've left my business hung up at loose ends between two oceans, and it's time to connect again.
Captains Courageous by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
Higginson's congratulatory eloquence, this appeared to be the one thing which Colonel Pyncheon, provident and sagacious as he was, had allowed to go at loose ends.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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