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  • 1loose cannon — loose′ can′non n. inf a person whose reckless behavior endangers the efforts or welfare of others • Etymology: 1975–80 …

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  • 2Loose cannon — The expression loose cannon or loose cannon on rolling deck refers to an irresponsible and reckless individual whose behaviour (either intended or unintended) endangers the group he or she belongs to.The term originates in the Age of Sail and… …

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  • 3loose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. free, detached; flowing, unbound; vague, incoherent, diffuse; unrestrained, slack; dissipated, wanton, dissolute. See disjunction, impurity. v. t. free; loosen, unbind, undo; relax. See freedom. Ant …

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  • 4loose behavior — reckless behavior, indulgence of one s urges …

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  • 5loose cannon — a person whose reckless behavior endangers the efforts or welfare of others. [1975 80] * * * …

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  • 6on the loose — adjective having escaped, especially from confinement a convict still at large searching for two escaped prisoners dogs loose on the streets criminals on the loose in the neighborhood • Syn: ↑at large, ↑escaped, ↑loose …

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  • 7play fast and loose — verb a) To ignore proper behavior or social conventions, especially when it suits ones purpose. I cannot say that the there were any outright lies in the editorial, but it does play fast and loose with the truth. b) To be recklessly inaccurate,… …

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  • 8immoral — a. 1. [Said of actions.] Wrong, wicked, vicious, sinful, corrupt, loose. 2. [Said of persons.] Bad, wicked, unprincipled, depraved, loose in behavior, profligate, dissolute, vicious. 3. [Said of habitual conduct.] Loose, depraved, unprincipled,… …

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  • 9The Sopranos timeline — A timeline of events in The Sopranos , a television series on HBO.Pre Season One*1920s–1930s **Corrado John Junior , John Francis Johnny Boy and Ercoli Eckley Soprano are born to Corrado Soprano, Sr. **Robert Bobby Baccalieri, Sr. is born.… …

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  • 10Sonora semiannulata — common ground snake Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata …

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