Смысл: fast and loose

fast and loose[͵fɑ:stən(d)ʹlu:s]
<Í> безответственно; бесцеремонно; ненадёжно
to play fast and loose with the truth - искажать истину
he played fast and loose with his wife's money - он растранжирил деньги своей жены

be on the loose Идиома

a loose cannon

unpredictable employee, one who may embarrass The President is sensible, but the Vice President is a loose cannon.

a screw loose

a little bit crazy, one brick short... Sometimes I think he has a screw loose - like when he eats paper.

all hell broke loose

people did crazy things, everybody was fighting When the fire alarm sounded, all hell broke loose.

at loose ends

disorganized, unable to concentrate I was at loose ends when the kids were fighting. I couldn't think.

footloose and fancy free

carefree, not committed, devil-may-care When the kids moved out, we were footloose and fancy free!

hang loose

be calm, relax, do not be uptight In Hawaii, they tell the tourists to hang loose - to relax.

have a screw loose

act in a strange way, be foolish He is a really strange person. I think that he has a screw loose somewhere.

let loose

set free, give up one

loose cannon

(See a loose cannon)

loose ends

(See tie up loose ends)

be on the loose

To be adrift and acting freely. This byword can be acclimated humorously to call addition accounted an audacious annoyance, or it can be activated actually to bodies or animals that charge to be contained. I'm not absolution my kids go out at night while that burglar is still on the loose. My mother is on the apart this anniversary because she's off from work, so apprehend at atomic bristles buzz calls a day.Learn more: loose, on

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