tie up loose ends

/taɪ ʌp luːs ɛndz/

noun B2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. atar cabos sueltos

    • Let's tie up loose ends before the deadline.

      Atemos los cabos sueltos antes de la fecha límite.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

put two and two together

Spanish uses a similar phrase, "atar cabos," for both, but English keeps them apart: tie up loose ends means to finish remaining small tasks; put two and two together means to figure something out from clues.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa tie up loose ends?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Let's tie up ___ ends before the deadline.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a tie up loose ends?

noun

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