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loose cannon

noun as in unpredictable person

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As for the wife, she is a loose cannon, willing to sacrifice the people close to her to get what she wants.

Cooper and Renner are solid as the loose cannon Richie and the upstanding Carmine, respectively.

Churchill, on the contrary, they regarded with alarm, a loose cannon, a rogue elephant.

When Diana called for an international ban, seven months before she died, a Tory minister accused her of being a "loose cannon".

While some would be afraid to hire such a loose cannon, others see raw talent.

A man reached the head of the ladder, stepped upon one of the loose cannon-balls and fell with an oath and a crash.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to loose cannon, such as: powder keg, and time bomb.

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

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