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  • 101Fast and loose pulleys — Fast Fast, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE., firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D. vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan. fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the idea of… …

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  • 102At loose ends — 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 …

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  • 103Fast and loose — 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 …

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  • 104To break loose — 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 …

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  • 105To let loose — 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 …

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  • 106at 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 …

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  • 107has a slate loose — not quite normal, little bit crazy …

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  • 108at loose ends — phrasal or at a loose end 1. : lacking a settled occupation or regular employment : uncertain of one s future course of action feeling himself at loose ends no job, no immediate prospects Dixon Wecter at a loose end for a time, he had been… …

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  • 109let loose — verb 1. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words) (Freq. 1) She let out a big heavy sigh He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand • Syn: ↑utter, ↑emit, ↑let out • Derivationally related for …

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  • 110All Hell Breaks Loose (Supernatural) — Infobox Television episode Title =All Hell Breaks Loose Series =Supernatural Caption = Season =2 Episode =21 22 Airdate = Start date|2007|05|10(part 1) Start date|2007|05|17(part 2) Production = 221, 222 Writer =Sera Gamble (part 1) Eric Kripke… …

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