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Definition of tie up loose ends
: to complete the parts of something that have not been completed We still have to tie up some loose ends of the project. The writer ties up all the loose ends at the end of the story.
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“Tie up loose ends.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tie%20up%20loose%20ends. Accessed 4 Nov. 2022.
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