at loose ends
Definition of at loose ends
US
: not knowing what to do : not having anything in particular to do With everyone on vacation she was at loose ends. Drop by if you find yourself at loose ends this weekend.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: not rigidly fastened or securely attached
: having worked partly free from attachments
: having relative freedom of movement
: to let loose (see 1loose) : release
: to free from restraint
: to make loose : untie
: in a loose manner (see 1loose) : loosely
: the part of an area that lies at the boundary
: a point that marks the extent of something
: the point where something ceases to exist
: to bring to an end
: destroy
: to make up the end of
: final, ultimate
: to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack
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