TIE UP LOOSE ENDS

Meaning of TIE UP LOOSE ENDS in English

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."

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TIE UP LOOSE ENDS — finish a project, complete the details of some work, finishing touch """Have you finished the survey?"" ""Just about. I have …
English Idioms vocab
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOOSE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIE — I. ˈtī noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English teg, tey, tye, from Old English tēag; akin to Old Norse …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LOOSE — I. ˈlüs adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English loos, lous, from Old Norse lauss loose, free — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENDS — plural of end present third singular of end
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UP
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIE — /tuy/ , v. , tied, tying , n. v.t. 1. to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LOOSE — — loosely , adv. — looseness , n. /loohs/ , adj., looser, loosest , adv. , v. loosed, loosing . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIE — I. ˈtī noun Etymology: Middle English teg, tye, from Old English tēag; akin to Old Norse taug rope, Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LOOSE — I. ˈlüs adjective ( loos·er ; loos·est ) Etymology: Middle English lous, from Old Norse lauss; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
TIE — vt a knot; a fastening. 2. tie ·vt low shoes fastened with lacings. 3. tie ·vi to make a tie; …
Webster English vocab
LOOSE — vi to set sail. 2. loose ·noun freedom from restraint. 3. loose ·noun a letting go; discharge. 4. loose ·superl …
Webster English vocab
TIE — [tie] n [ME teg, tye, fr. OE teag; akin to ON taug rope, OE teon to pull--more at tow] (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOSE — [loose] adj loos.er ; loos.est [ME lous, fr. ON lauss; akin to OHG los loose--more at -less] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LOOSE — loose BrE AmE luːs ▷ loosed luːst ▷ looser ˈluːs ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ looses ˈluːs ɪz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIE — / taɪ; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( ties , tying , tied , tied ) FASTEN WITH …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOSE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIE — I. tie 1 S2 W3 /taɪ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle tied , present participle tying …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LOOSE
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIE — v. & n. --v. (tying) 1 tr. attach or fasten with string or cord etc. (tie the dog to the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIE — v. & n. v. (tying) 1 tr. attach or fasten with string or cord etc. (tie the dog to the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIE — v. & n. --v. (tying) 1. tr. attach or fasten with string or cord etc. (tie the dog to the …
Oxford English vocab
LOOSE — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. a not or no longer held by bonds or restraint. b (of an animal) …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIE — ( ties, tying, tied) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LOOSE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a shirt and tie ▪ I have to wear a shirt and tie to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LOOSE — (NOT FIXED) [adjective] -r, -st - not firmly fixed in placeThere were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.I'd …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TIE — Synonyms and related words : Roman collar, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, accent, accent mark, accord, accouple, accumulate, addition, adherence, adhesion, adjunct, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — Synonyms and related words : Bohemian, Paphian, abandoned, abate, absonant, adrift, affable, afloat, afoot and lighthearted, aid, aimless, aleatoric, aleatory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENDS — Money. Example: I got no ends until Monday.
Slang English vocab
LOOSE — adj. hang loose loose lipped loose tongued
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LOOSE — I. adjective 1. not tightly bound, held, restrained, or stretched loose rope Synonyms: lax, relaxed, slack Related Word: detached, free; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TIE — I. noun 1 worn around the neck with a shirt ADJECTIVE ▪ undone ▪ His ~ was undone. ▪ loose …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
LOOSE
Longman Activator English vocab
ENDS — • ↑ make ends meet • ↑ odds and ends
Longman Activator English vocab
TIE — n. 25B6; verb they tied Max to a chair : BIND, tie up, tether, hitch, strap, truss, fetter, rope, chain, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — adj. 25B6; adjective a loose floorboard : NOT FIXED IN PLACE, not secure, unsecured, unattached; detached, unfastened; wobbly, unsteady, movable. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LOOSE — adj. 1 unattached, unconnected, disconnected, detached, free, unsecured, unfastened, movable I have a loose tooth The vacuum cleaner will pick …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LOOSE
Словарь английских идиом
ENDS — send dens
Anagrams English vocabulary
ENDS — Ends Segment
Computer Abbreviations English vocabulary
ENDS — END of Segment
Computer Acronyms English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIE — 1. сущ. 1) а) узел б) завязка, шнурок; мн. полуботинки в) галстук to loosen one's tie ≈ ослабить узел галстука …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LOOSE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENDS — Концы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ENDS — Концы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TIE — tie.ogg 1. taı n 1. бечёвка, лента, шнур; узел, петля; скрепа; скоба the dog broke its tie - собака сорвалась …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LOOSE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TIE — 1) связь; стяжка; затяжка || соединять; связывать; затягивать 2) поперечина; траверса 3) поперечное ребро ( жёсткости ) 4) натяжной элемент …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

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