At Loose Ends Meaning?

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.

Is at loose ends an idiom?

If you are at a loose end, you are bored because you do not have anything to do and cannot think of anything that you want to do. In American English, you usually say that you are at loose ends. Adolescents are most likely to get into trouble when they're at a loose end.

How do you use the phrase loose ends?

Unfinished details, incomplete business. For example, We've not quite finished the project; there are still some loose ends. This expression alludes to the ends of a rope or cable that should be fastened.