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do inTo kill or end.Rate it:

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down to the wireAt the very end of a process or project, especially one with a fast-approaching deadline.Rate it:

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draw stumpsTo declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.Rate it:

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e olhe láUsed to end a sentence, indicates that a small improvement is already more than expected and one should not hope for more.Rate it:

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eat someone's dustTo get one to be on a losing end.Rate it:

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eid mubarakA customary Muslim greeting on the days of Eid ul-Adha and Eid ul-Fitr at the end of Ramadan.Rate it:

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einen Vogel habenTo have a few screws loose; be nuts; be crazyRate it:

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Elvis has left the buildingA phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.Rate it:

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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 lineThe termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.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 worldAny change that seems catastrophic or devastating.Rate it:

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

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end of the worldEnd of humanity.Rate it:

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

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end stateUsed other than as an idiom: Any ending state..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 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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fetch awayTo move off, come loose; to go off suddenly away a given position.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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free reinLoose rein, as of a horse.Rate it:

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freno remisso; effusis habeniswith loose reins.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 NutsHaving all from beginning to endRate it:

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from soup to nutsFrom beginning to end; throughout.Rate 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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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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