loose ends

English

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Noun

loose ends pl (normally plural, singular loose end)

1. (idiomatic) Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.

   I would have liked to stay later and tie up some of the loose ends.

Derived terms

• at loose ends
• at a loose end

Translations

leftover items

• Catalan: caps per lligar pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 零碎的事兒, 零碎的事儿 (língsuì de shìr)

• Finnish: rästit pl
• Spanish: cabos sueltos pl, flecos (es) m pl