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loose cannon

noun as in unpredictable person

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Some of the grapevine talk has gotten back to her — how she’s a loose cannon or stirring the pot to cover up for complaints accusing her of misconduct.

That’s not to say that Harris is best as a loose cannon.

The Trump campaign appears to understand this reality, but its candidate has slipped back into loose cannon mode.

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They have also tended to produce loose cannons throughout the ranks.

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Jackie Malecek, 50, of Waterloo said she likes Trump for the reasons that many people don’t — how outspoken he is and “that he’s a little bit of a loose cannon.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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