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71be at a loose end — ► be at a loose end (or N. Amer. at loose ends) have nothing specific to do. Main Entry: ↑loose end …
72be at a loose end — British & Australian, American to have nothing to do. If you find yourself at a loose end over the weekend, you could always clean out the garden shed. Sarah was at loose ends in a strange city when she first met Bob …
73odds and ends — small pieces that are not used, tie up loose ends When you build the fence, save the odds and ends to make toys …
74Fast and Loose (con game) — Fast and Loose is a cheating game played at fairs by sharpers. Also known as Pricking the Garter (Renaissance), The Strap (1930 con man argot), and The Old Army Game (World War II). In older periods, the leather or cloth webbing garters that men… …
75Bustin' Loose — Infobox Film name=Bustin Loose caption = Theatrical release poster for Bustin Loose . imdb id=0082121 writer=Lonne Elder III Richard Pryor Roger L. Simon starring=Richard Pryor Cicely Tyson James Hughes director=Oz Scott Michael Schultz… …
76A screw loose — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …
77Looser — Loose Loose (l[=oo]s), a. [Compar. {Looser} (l[=oo]s [ e]r); superl. {Loosest}.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. le[ a]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]s, Goth. laus, and E. lose. [root]127. See …
78Loosest — Loose Loose (l[=oo]s), a. [Compar. {Looser} (l[=oo]s [ e]r); superl. {Loosest}.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin to OD. loos, D. los, AS. le[ a]s false, deceitful, G. los, loose, Dan. & Sw. l[ o]s, Goth. laus, and E. lose. [root]127. See …
79Faisal Qureshi — Infobox actor name = Faisal Qureshi caption = Faisal Qureshi at Wahga border. birthname = Faisal Qureshi birthdate = birth date and age|1964|8|16 birthplace = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan deathdate = deathplace = restingplace =… …
80Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …