"unfinished business" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unfinished business (uncountable)
  1. A matter that still has to be completed or dealt with, sometimes with an ominous or threatening implication. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unfinished_business-en-noun-RNfVwdsC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. A matter that still has to be completed or dealt with, sometimes with an ominous or threatening implication.
    One or more things that a person intended or was destined to do in life, and cannot escape the earthly realm even after death until completed.     Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unfinished_business-en-noun-NBGG0U~4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (matter that still has to be dealt with): questione in sospeso [feminine] (Italian), asignatura pendiente [feminine] (Spanish), asunto pendiente [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'matter that still has to be dealt with': 50 50
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