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tie up loose ends

verb

Definitions

  1. To deal with the minor consequences of a previous action

    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.
    • it is rich in detail and ideas, and it comes from a unique, uncompromising talent who likes to leave some loose ends for the viewer to tie up.
    • The measures for rail that were genuinely new were welcomed, although some had hoped for more. Many of these tied up loose ends around the network - unfinished business left hanging by the last government.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tie up loose ends. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA