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Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression at a loose end. Let’s listen to the dialogue.
A: Hi! Do you want to have lunch?
B: Sure, but I thought you had a meeting with John.
A: Oh, he had to cancel, so I'm at a loose end.
B: Great, I'll just get my coat.
Most of us lead very busy lives these days, but do you ever finish everything you have to do and find that you have a bit of spare time to fill? In these situations, when we have free time, but we don't know what to do with it, we say we are at a loose end.
This expression was originally about sailors' ropes which had become untied, or 'loose', and therefore were not being used properly.
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