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loose end n
1. a detail that is left unsettled, unexplained, or incomplete at a loose end without purpose or occupation ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations loose end n → dettaglio in sospeso to tie up loose ends (fig) → sistemare gli ultimi dettagli to be at a loose end (Am) to be at loose ends (fig) → non saper cosa fare loose end n → dettaglio in sospeso to tie up loose ends (fig) → sistemare gli ultimi dettagli to be at a loose end (Am) to be at loose ends (fig) → non saper cosa fare How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It accounted for his feeling at a loose end whenever he was away from Elizabeth for as much as half an hour. His first tribute to it, the great act of his conversion, was his extraordinary existence in the endless forests of the Okhotsk Province, with the loose end of the chain wound about his waist. Twelve keen swords must strike simultaneously and with equal power, and each must sever completely and instantly three strands of heavy cable that no loose end fouling a block bring immediate disaster upon the Vanator. |
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