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
Shinobushee-no-booJapanese
EbbeEB-be (Swedish), E-bə (German)Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German (Rare)
Nicoleta-Romanian
LowellLO-əlEnglish
TinaTEE-nə (English), TEE-nah (Italian, Dutch)English, Italian, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
MalcomMAL-kəmEnglish