گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'loose cannon'

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english

1 general:: One who is uncontrolled and therefore a serious and unpredictable danger. For example, We can't trust her to talk to the press? she's a loose cannon. This metaphoric expression alludes to cannon mounted on the deck of a sailing ship, which if dislodged during combat or a storm could cause serious damage to both vessel and crew by sliding about. Its figurative use dates from the first half of the 1900s.

American Heritage Idioms

2 general:: Phrase(s): a loose cannon a person whose actions are unpredictable and uncontrollable. • As it turned out, he’s not just a loose cannon. He makes sense. • Some loose cannon in the State Department has been leaking stories to the press.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs

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