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
The result was two compact bundles which could not work loose.
From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
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
We pulled on the knots hard—and they weren't any granny knots, either, that would work loose.
From Pluck on the Long Trail Boy Scouts in the Rockies by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
I calked the seams the best way I could, but the wood's a bit rotten, and there's always danger that the oakum may work loose.
From The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery by Allen, Quincy
