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loose ends
final, relatively minor matters still to be taken care of
Etymology: from the ends of a spliced rope
loose ends Idioms
at loose ends
Etymology: orig., naut., with reference to rope
- in an unsettled, disorganized, or confused condition
- without anything definite to do
- unemployed
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