loose cannon
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“Currently the logic is not to escalate, and when you put in a player that is a loose cannon in the mix, you lose control of the situation.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
That’s not to say that Harris is best as a loose cannon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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
“One man’s loose cannon is another man’s freedom fighter,” she wrote in 1987 of the city’s cast of characters in 1987.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2023
“If you want to tie down a loose cannon, you can’t give it much rope, follow?”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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