10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AT A LOOSE END»
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at a loose end in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
at a loose end and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
be at loose ends tie up loose ends be at loose ends - (also: be at a loose end) I.
be without employment or fixed occupation: Excepting myself he was the only
stranger in Cyprus who was thus at a loose end, as it were, and not on some ...
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
To be at a loose end (APP 120; MP 201) 1915 I felt curiously at a loose end. (p.
90) Buchan, John. The Thirty-Nine Steps. 1915. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919.
1923 We were completely at a loose end. (p. 367) The Confessions of Aleister ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder,
2005
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Oxford Thesaurus of English
6 dated a loose woman. See promiscuous (sense 1). 1 at a loose end why don't
you stay to eat, if you're at a loose end? with nothing to do, unoccupied,
unemployed, at leisure, idle, purposeless, aimless, adrift, with time to kill ...
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Paperback Oxford English Dictionary
Brit. a stable or stall in which a horse is kept without a tether. loose cannon n. a
person who behaves in a way that is unexpected and that may cause harm. loose
end n. a detail that is not yet settled or explained. be at a loose end have nothing
...
Oxford Dictionaries,, Maurice Waite,
2012
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms
loose. end. at a loose end having nothing to do; not knowing what to do. A North
American variant of this expression is at loose ends. lord. Lord of the Flies the
Devil. This expression is often used with allusive reference to the loose loose end
...
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Pocket Oxford English Dictionary
Brit. a stable or stall in which a horse is kept without a tether. loose cannon n. a
person who behaves in a way that is unexpected and that may cause harm. loose
end n. a detail that is not yet settled or explained. be at a loose end have nothing
...
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
In leave (a matter) at a loose end, to leave it unsettled: coll.: from ca. 1864. Ex at
loose ends. loose ends. See prec., 2. loose fish. A harlot: coll.: C.19. Moe cites
The Port Folio, 19 Nov. 1803, p. 375, and 11 Oct. 1806, p. 219.-—-2. A person of
...
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
at a loose end lacking something to do. loose-leaf o- adj said of a folder, binder,
etc: having clips or rings which open to allow pages to be taken out or put in.
loosely c» adverb 1 not tighdy; droopily; insecurely. 2 roughly; approximately;
without ...
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
2 to relax (eg a hold): He i<,i,sened his grip; His gnp on the rope loosened. ,
loose-leaf aaj (esp attnb) having a cover made in such a way that pages can be
easily added or removed : a loose-leaf notebook. at a loose end see end. break
loose ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
be at a loose end to be disengaged, have nothing to do; break loose to escape
from confinement; give a loose to to give rein or free vent to; let loose to set at
liberty; loosen up to become less shy or taciturn; to exercise gently, eg in
preparation ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AT A LOOSE END»
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That's NEET - number of young people in Herts at a loose end is at a …
County Hall chiefs say the number of young people who fall into the NEET category - because they're Not in Education, Employment or ... «Comet 24, Jul 15»
Restaurant review: Lindores has so much more than breakfasts on …
The sense of stability this old-fashioned environment provides is just right when you're at a loose end waiting for your car to be handwashed in ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
MAM Ramaswamy: The Last King Of Chettinad
For he is, without a doubt, a pillar of the Chettiar community, commanding the loyalty of hundreds of followers who feel at a loose end each time ... «Huffington Post India, Jul 15»
Windsors catch Wimbledon malaise and it's going to cost us
... of mass of complaints to the local authority in question. But if you happen to find yourselves at a loose end... Paddy McGuffin Royal family wimbledon Windsors ... «Morning Star Online, Jul 15»
RAF Tornado up for sale for £20000 on Gumtree restored by aircraft …
Mrs Blissett explained: 'I was at a loose end one Sunday in 1998 after my marriage had broken down and a friend asked me if I wanted to go to ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Wimbledon 2015 diary: It's all Greek to Laura Robson, Eugenie …
However the early exit of Gareth Southgate's side left him at a loose end and able to indulge his love for tennis. Roy Hodgson was able to take ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Funding appeal launched for homeless Defence Forces veterans
... has meant the centres have had to cope with a surge in demand from many younger ex-servicemen who find themselves at a loose end. «Irish Times, Jun 15»
Anton Rippon: An open window and a battle with a bee ... you see it …
... after considering the entertainment value of the ongoing row (the battery on my iPod was flat so I was at a loose end anyway), I decided to let ... «Derby Telegraph, Jun 15»
Victoria Pendleton targets Cheltenham ahead of horse racing debut …
When she retired from cycling as a double Olympic gold medallist, Pendleton was never going to be at a loose end once the pedals stopped ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
Glasgow's buyout baron leads green bank to market
At a loose end after his brief, inglorious stint in higher education, Smith trained as an accountant and ended up in 1968 at what he refers to as ... «The Sunday Times, Jun 15»