tie up loose ends

tie up loose ends
To deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.

Removing her name from the mailing list was her way of tying up loose ends.


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  • tie up loose ends — finish a project, complete the details of some work, finishing touch    Have you finished the survey? Just about. I have to tie up some loose ends and print the report …   English idioms

  • loose ends — I. unfinished tasks, odds and ends    Finished making the dress? Almost just some loose ends. II. See at loose ends III. See tie up loose ends …   English idioms

  • loose ends — noun Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to. I would have liked to stay later and tie up some of the loose ends …   Wiktionary

  • ˌloose ˈends — noun [plural] the final details or parts of something that you have not yet dealt with I have to tie up a few loose ends (= deal with them) before I go.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • tie — tie1 W3S2 [taı] v past tense and past participle tied present participle tying ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(string/rope)¦ 2¦(game/competition)¦ 3 be tied to something 4 be tied to/by something 5 tie the knot 6 tie yourself (up) in knots 7 tie one on …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tie — 1 /taI/ verb 1 STRING/ROPE a) (T) to fasten one thing to another with a piece of string, rope etc: tie sth to/behind/onto etc: Tie this label onto your suitcase. | tie sb to sth: They tied him to a lamp post and beat him up. | tie sb s hands/feet …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • loose end — noun count usually plural the final details or parts of something that you have not yet completed or dealt with: tie up the loose ends (=complete them): There are just one or two loose ends of the case to tie up. be at loose ends to have nothing… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! — Theatrical release poster Directed by Pedro Almodóvar Produce …   Wikipedia

  • loose — 1 /lu:s/ adjective 1 NOT FIXED not firmly fixed in place: One of my buttons is loose. | a loose floorboard | come/work loose (=become loose): A piece of stair carpet had come loose. 2 ROPE/CHAIN ETC a rope, chain etc that is loose is not fastened …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tie up — phrasal verb Word forms tie up : present tense I/you/we/they tie up he/she/it ties up present participle tying up past tense tied up past participle tied up 1) [transitive] to tie the ends of something together Tie up your shoelaces before you… …   English dictionary

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