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loose end

idiom

A small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    all bedlam breaks loose

    The situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.

  2. 02

    all hell breaks loose

    The situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.

  3. 03

    arse end of nowhere

    A very remote place.

  4. 04

    big end of town

    The top end of town.

  5. 05

    bitter end

    The end of a long and difficult process.

  6. 06

    business end

    The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.

  7. 07

    cast loose

    To unfasten, loosen, or set free.

  8. 08

    come to a sticky end

    To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

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