VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

Loose Cannon

Meaning:

Someone out of control; someone who speaks or acts recklessly

Examples:

  • Now, are you a loose cannon or not?
  • I just can't be dealing with a loose cannon now, Gary.
  • Thanks to that loose cannon of a King!
  • I need a partner, not a loose cannon.
  • There is a loose cannon out there and I want him dealt with immediately.
  • The guy is a loose cannon.
  • This guy is a loose cannon.
  • Maybe he took them because he was under pressure, and became a loose cannon.
  • That guy's a loose cannon.
  • He's a loose cannon, commissioner.