Question

to be at a loose end - If you're at a loose end you can help me in the garden!  - We weren't due at the airport until 12.30 so we spent most of the morning at a loose end.  - I enjoyed being in a model club again and as I was at a loose end during the day I became the 'Pro' for the club.  - Like many young men of well-to-do families he was at a loose end after finishing school.

Accepted Answer

to be bored because you have time but nothing to do

Idiom	to be at a loose end
Definition	to be bored because you have time but nothing to do
Examples	- If you're at a loose end you can help me in the garden! - We weren't due at the airport until 12.30 so we spent most of the morning at a loose end. - I enjoyed being in a model club again and as I was at a loose end during the day I became the 'Pro' for the club. - Like many young men of well-to-do families he was at a loose end after finishing school.

Loose End I Bored Time Garden Due Airport