loose end

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Noun

loose end (plural loose ends)

The end of a rope that has not been fastened.
(idiomatic, by extension, chiefly in the plural) A small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.

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a small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved

Hungarian: elvarratlan szál
Portuguese: ponta solta f

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