work loose
Example Sentences
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I wound them tight and tied the strips together so they couldn’t work loose.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
Because if grease were used, the spokes would work loose, and soon the whole wheel would collapse.
From Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail by Wilson, F. N. (Frederick N.)
For safety in transit, manufacturers often pinch together the case of the instrument so that the scale-piece can not work loose and become broken.
From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth
I calked the seams the best way I could, but the wood's a bit rotten, and there's always danger that the oakum may work loose.
From The Outdoor Chums at Cabin Point or The Golden Cup Mystery by Allen, Quincy
The sinnet lashings, both above and below water, soon work loose and become rotten, and the whole structure has then to be rebuilt.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil
