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gable end
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end up
To conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.
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bitter end
That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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business end
The part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.
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dead end
A path or strategy that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
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deep end
A situation where expertise or experience is required.
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deep end
The part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.
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end of
A short form of end of story.
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end up
To arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.
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end up
To eventually do.
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loose end
A small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved, before a task can be considered complete.
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loose end
The end of a rope that has not been fastened.
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on end
Remarkably long; continuously.
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on end
Upright; erect; endways.
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wits' end
A. 1911, John Muir, in John Muir and Michael P. Branch, John Muir's Last Journey: South to the Amazon and East to Africa, 2002, page 138.
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wits' end
Limit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation.
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stand on end
To stand erect, bristle, especially from fear.
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to that end
For that reason, with that goal, intending to produce that result.
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get one's end away
To have sex.
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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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end of the line
Final cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.
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end of the line
The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
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end of the world
Any change that seems catastrophic or devastating.
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end of the world
End of habitability for life on Earth.
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end of the world
End of humanity.
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end of the world
End of the planet Earth.
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hold up one's end
I'm holding up my end and you had better hold up yours.
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hold up one's end
To hold up one's end of the bargain; to fulfill one's promise or obligation.
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off the deep end
Crazy, erratic, or irrational.
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put an end to
To terminate or abolish something.
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the end of one's rope
At the limit of one’s patience, when one is so frustrated or annoyed that one can no longer take it..
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thin end of the wedge
Something that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.
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at the end of one's tether
At the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed..
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like the back end of a bus
Very unattractive.
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throw in at the deep end
To introduce a person to a new situation without adequately preparing him or her.
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all good things come to an end
Nothing lasts forever.
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to get hold of wrong end of the stick
to not understand the situation correctly
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at the end of the day
In summary; ultimately.
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at the end of the road
No longer in the competition. Voted off. Eliminated.
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at the end of the road
No longer living. Dead.
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not the end of the world
It's of minor importance, at least not as important as it first seemed.
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be-all and end-all
Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.
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the end all-be all
Something ultimate; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something.
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the end justifies the means
Morally wrong actions are sometimes necessary to achieve morally right outcomes; actions can only be considered morally right or wrong by virtue of the morality of the outcome.
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omg
To start; never end conversation of the best conversation you ever had in your life .
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turn out
To result; end up.
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bowl out
And thus end their innings.
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clamp down on
To take measures to stop something; to put an end to.
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come out
To end up or result.
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do in
To kill or end.
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