loose cannon

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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

Door staff and witnesses told the trial that O'Pray had been a "loose cannon" and was "very erratic" that night.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

Nixon and Kissinger saw him as a loose cannon, and they wondered whether he was divulging these secrets, possibly to foreign agents.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2023

Walters, however, did not accept the apology and instead, called Behar "a loose cannon."

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2022

In Thomas’s mind, Newt was in charge, but he could also be a loose cannon sometimes.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner