unfinished business
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
unfinished business (uncountable)
- A matter that still has to be completed or dealt with, sometimes with an ominous or threatening implication.
- 2001 May 12, Robert Potts, quoting Paul Muldoon, “The poet at play”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- He gives the impression that it took time for him to come to terms with his feelings towards her, admitting that, “I'm sure we had some unfinished business”, […]
Translations[edit]
matter that still has to be dealt with
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Further reading[edit]
- “unfinished business”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “unfinished business”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.