at loose ends

at loose ends
adj. phr.
Without a regular job or settled habits; uncertain what to do next; having nothing to do for a while; undecided; unsettied; restless. 没有固定工作的；对未来没有明确计划的；一时无事可做的；未定的；未解决的；不安的。
- Feeling at loose ends, I went for a long walk. 因为感到无事可做，我便去散步走了很长一段路。
- He had finished college but hadn't found a job yet, so he was at loose ends. 他已大学毕业但尚未找到工作，因此不知道下一步干些什么。

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at loose ends
adv. 无所适从，处于杂乱状态