loose ends

Noun

Meaning

loose ends pl (normally plural, singular loose end)

(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.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

odds and ends nonaccomplishment noncompletion nonexecution inexecution slovenry

Examples

It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves. Zelda Fitzgerald

The past is a work of art, full of irrelevancies and loose ends. Max Beerbohm

In my fiction I am careful to make everything probable and to tie up all loose ends. Real life is not hampered by such considerations. Isaac Asimov

I was bitter about everything and at loose ends when I got out of the service. I think I turned to writing to get it off my chest. Rod Serling

Nowdays, If a news report does not tie up loose ends as neatly as 'The A Team', it is considered a flop. Richard Nixon

A "poisonous valentine to Hollywood" Regardless of the proliferation of theories, critics note that no explanation satisfies all of the loose ends and questions that arise from the film. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

loose earthy deposit loose edge loose end loose fish loose for sea loose form