work loose
Example Sentences
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I wound them tight and tied the strips together so they couldn’t work loose.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
For safety in transit, manufacturers often pinch together the case of the instrument so that the scale-piece can not work loose and become broken.
From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth
Why, told Rob about that old plug in the bottom of his boat, and seen to it that it was driven in so hard it never could work loose.
From The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico by Payton, Lieut. Howard
In 1898 steel studs were introduced instead of cast iron ones, the latter having a tendency to work loose, but the practice is not universal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
Keith, a while ago I managed to work loose.
From Astounding Stories, February, 1931 by Bates, Harry
