a loose cannon



a loose cannon

a person who cannot be completely trusted because their behaviour is sometimes strange or violent He's seen as a loose cannon by other team members. If anyone's going to get into a fight, it'll be Pete.
See also: cannon, loose

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Petronia-Ancient Roman
Zalman-Yiddish
Davida-English (Rare)
Leonciole-ON-thyo (Spanish), le-ON-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Thomson['tɔmsn]
Lorainnelə-RAYNEnglish (Rare)