unfinished business en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) A matter that still has to be completed or dealt with, sometimes with an ominous or threatening implication.
He gives the impression that it took time for him to come to terms with his feelings towards her, admitting that, “I'm sure we had some unfinished business”, […]
2001 May 12, Robert Potts, quoting Paul Muldoon, “The poet at play”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:The measures for rail that were genuinely new were welcomed, although some had hoped for more. Many of these tied up loose ends around the network - unfinished business left hanging by the last government.
2024 November 13, Dickon Ross, “Opinion”, in RAIL, number 1022, page 3:
- (uncountable) A matter that still has to be completed or dealt with, sometimes with an ominous or threatening implication. ▸ One or more things that a person intended or was destined to do in life, and cannot escape the earthly realm even after death until completed.
Translations (3)
es asunto pendiente (matter that still has to be dealt with) · it questione in sospeso (matter that still has to be dealt with) · es asignatura pendiente (matter that still has to be dealt with)