loose end (redirected from be at a loose end)

loose end

n.

A minor unresolved problem or difficulty, especially a final detail preceding the completion of something. Often used in the plural.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

loose end - work that is left incomplete         unfinished business work - activity directed toward making or doing something; "she checked several points needing further work"

Translations

loose end loose n to be at a loose end, to be at loose ends (US) → nichts mit sich dat anzufangen wissen;

to tie up loose ends loose → die offenstehenden Probleme lösen