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
OceanO-shənEnglish (Rare)
Arnt-Norwegian
Mathiasmah-TEE-ahs (German)French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
PhÚC-Vietnamese
Kasumikah-soo-meeJapanese
Kagiso-Southern African, Tswana