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.

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This year’s offerings include Hot Frosty, a movie about a snowman who comes to life to seduce a widow, and Lindsay Lohan’s latest, Our Little Secret, about exes who unintentionally converge at Christmas and must grapple, profoundly, with their unfinished business. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 Taking care of the unfinished business holding you back is up to you. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 Take care of unfinished business and save time, money and grief. —

Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024 There are intergenerational rifts, former friends with unfinished business, a cross section of characters who feel misunderstood or overlooked by the people around them. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unfinished business

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