A loose canon is someone who is unpredictable and possibly dangerous.
A "loose cannon" is someone who gets upset or angry easily, and who acts without thinking. So in a crowd of people the loose cannon would be the one who gets upset and starts something--maybe just yelling, or maybe violence.
The cast of Loose Cannon - 2007 includes: Matthew Bone Mason Reynolds
Loose Cannon - comics - was created in 1993.
Wiseguy - 1987 The Loose Cannon - 1.3 was released on: USA: 1 October 1987
It means you're great fun, a loose cannon and always make time for fun and games
Wiseguy - 1987 The Loose Cannon 1-3 was released on: USA: 1 October 1987
Katts and Dog - 1988 Loose Cannon 4-17 is rated/received certificates of: Canada:PG USA:PG
Busting Loose - 1977 Five's a Crowd 1-2 was released on: USA: 24 January 1977
The prefix for "crowd" is "a-", which means "to" or "toward."
"Ninety-Three" - A formidable character, Marquis de Lantenac, who is leading a monarchist insurrection is smuggled on a boat from England. He saves the life of a seaman who stops a loose cannon from destroying the ship, and then executes him for letting the cannon go loose in the first place.
Some examples using "lose":To "lose" means the opposite of "to win."- You are going to lose your game tonight.- Did someone lose their hat?- He did not not know that he could lose it.Some examples using "loose":"Loose" means "not tight."- These jeans are big on me; they are too loose.- That knot is too loose.- The screw is loose; it needs to be tighter.Some examples using both in the same sentence:-If you do not tie your loose shoelace, you may lose your shoe.-The management is trying to lose that loose cannon.-Don't lose my loose canary!
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