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at loose ends
(redirected from leave someone at loose ends)

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*at loose ends
restless and unsettled; unemployed. (*Typically: be ~; leave someone ~.) Just before school starts, all the children are at loose ends. Jane has been at loose ends ever since she lost her job.
See also: end, loose

at loose ends
not knowing what to do esp. because of some upsetting change He was at loose ends when their long-term relationship broke up.
Etymology: based on the idea of a string or rope with ends that are not neatly tied together
See also: end, loose


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