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Meaning of at a loose end | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Idle; bored

UK

Examples

“Once the schools break up for the holidays, children across the country are at a loose end and instances of kids doing stupid things on the railway become far too common.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

at a loss at a loss for words at a low ebb at a minimum at a moment's notice at a pinch