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
Every now and then, for some reason, the minute-hand seemed to work loose, soon after the half-hour, and, before it reached the three-quarters, it lost five minutes.
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
Similarly tuck the upper sheet in with great care at the bottom of the bed, so that it will not work loose and leave the feet of a restless sleeper exposed.
From Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 by Various
They do not preach that their God will rouse them a little before the nuts work loose.
From The Years Between by Kipling, Rudyard
Keith, a while ago I managed to work loose.
From Astounding Stories, February, 1931 by Bates, Harry
