like a loose cannon
Example Sentences
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Josh Keating reminds us that Grenell may look like a loose cannon, but he’s “fully in line with his boss’s thinking and preferences.”
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2018
Sparkman, Justice Potter Stewart argued, “A judge is not free, like a loose cannon, to inflict indiscriminate damage whenever he announces that he is acting in his judicial capacity.”
From Slate • Apr. 12, 2018
In order to be an effective pro bono advocate for MF Global victims, I had to act like a loose cannon, aggressively attacking those who stood to benefit from customers being deprived of their property.
From Chicago Tribune • Jun. 17, 2013
Yes – his authority had been undermined by his captain, who was behaving like a loose cannon and although he had given so much as a player he had little left to give.
From The Guardian • Oct. 18, 2010
"If you act like a loose cannon, people tend to treat you with kid gloves."
From Time Magazine Archive
