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en toutes choses il faut considérer la finWe must always look to the end; Look before you leap.Rate it:

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end inTo have at the ending; to have as its termination.Rate it:

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end ofA short form of end of story.Rate it:

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end of the lineFinal cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.Rate it:

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end of the lineThe termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of habitability for life on Earth.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of humanity.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of the planet Earth.Rate it:

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end of the worldAny change that seems catastrophic or devastating.Rate it:

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end stateThe specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation.Rate it:

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end stateUsed other than as an idiom: Any ending state..Rate it:

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end upTo conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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end upTo arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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end upTo eventually do.Rate it:

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être à fond de cale (fam.)To be hard up, at the end of one’s resources.Rate it:

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être au bout de sa corde (or, son rouleau)To be at the end of one’s tether; To have no more to say.Rate it:

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être au bout de son latin (or, rouleau)To be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do, or say, next.Rate it:

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être au bout de son rouleau, de son latin, de sa gammeTo be at one’s wits’ end; Not to know what to do.Rate it:

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exeunte, extremo annoat the end of the year.Rate it:

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extremae terrae partesthe most distant countries, the world's end.Rate it:

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fade outA type of transition used in movies usually at the end of a scene, in which the transition fades to black from the cut.Rate it:

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fag outTo become untwisted or frayed, as the end of a rope, or the edge of canvas.Rate it:

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faire flèche de tout boisTo use every means to accomplish an end; To leave no stone unturned.Rate it:

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fall at the last hurdleTo fail near the end of something.Rate it:

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female-to-maleThat changes a female end (usually a socket) of a connection into a male one (with pins, usually a plug).Rate it:

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fight a losing battleTo try to do something so difficult that it will probably end in failure.Rate it:

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final curtainThe end to something which has longed for a long time.Rate it:

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finem habereto come to an end.Rate it:

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finish withTo complete; to end the use of.Rate it:

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fish glassViewing device with glass at one end for surface-viewing of fish underwater.Rate it:

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from A to izzardFrom beginning to end; thoroughly; covering the whole range or scope.Rate it:

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from soup to nutsFrom beginning to end; throughout.Rate it:

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From Soup to NutsHaving all from beginning to endRate it:

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from stem to sternOver the full length of a ship or boat, from the front end of the vessel to the back end.Rate it:

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from stem to sternFrom front to back; from one end to the other end; entirely, fully.Rate it:

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game outTo run through scenarios to determine what will happen given certain decisions; to play out possibilities; to examine several ideas to come up with their likeliest end results.Rate it:

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game overThe end of some ongoing situation due to either failure or success.Rate it:

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gathers from aroundcollect or receiving the information or rumors from around the environment or gathering or people.Rate it:

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get bentUsed to dismiss a person or what they are saying, and end the conversation.Rate it:

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get off lightlyEnd up with a mild punishment.Rate it:

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get on the end ofTo connect with.Rate it:

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get one's end awayTo have sex.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.Rate it:

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go out with a bangto end something in an exciting wayRate it:

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go the distanceTo have the endurance to see a difficult sustained challenge to its natural end without faltering.Rate it:

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go the way ofTo end up the same way as. To receive the same fate as.Rate it:

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go to potTo come to a bad end.Rate it:

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hang up one's hatTo end one's career.Rate it:

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have done withTo end relations with.Rate it:

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hear the end of itTo cease to be told about, or nagged because of, something.Rate it:

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