a loose fish

a loose fish
разг.
беспутный человек; непутёвый человек

‘He's a loose fish, that young Jetsome,’ said Tom. ‘He's taking to drinking, and they say he's letting the business go down.’ (G. Eliot, ‘The Mill on the Floss’, book VI, ch. V) — - Этот Джетсом совсем непутевый человек, - сказал Том. - Пристрастился к вину, и говорят, что дела у него идут из рук вон плохо.

That is not a pleasant quarter of the town, there are too many loose fish living there. (DEI) — Это не очень приятный район города. Слишком много подозрительных личностей в нем обретается.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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