unfinished business

noun

: something that a person needs to deal with or work on : something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed
You and I still have some unfinished business together.

Examples of unfinished business in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Others had unfinished business that needed settling. CBS News, 6 June 2024 In this episode, Rebecca tries to solve some unfinished business with her mom. Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 May 2024 For them, Saddam’s Iraq represented unfinished business. Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2023 The aspiration was to finish last season’s unfinished business. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024 Hudson said that while the win was great, there’s still some unfinished business left. Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024 Keep busy and concentrate on learning, discovering and handling unfinished business. Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024 Upon discovering each other in the afterlife, the Dead Boys make the decision not to move on and instead work together to help other ghosts resolve their unfinished business. Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024 Stick close to home and take care of unfinished business. Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024

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“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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