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end Theme: CONCLUSION n. the final insult; too much; the last straw.This is just the end. I'm leaving.When she poured her drink down my back, that was the end.
end noun 1 the area where you are born, or where you live and/or are well-known UK, 2005. 2 the best; an extreme UK, 1938. 3 a share or portion US, 1887. 4 the penis US, 1957. 5 money US, 1960.► the endsomething or someone that tests you to the end of your endurance UK, 1938
idiomend► the beginning of the end► the business end of a ___► the fag end of sth► sb will get there (in the end)► not be the be-all and end-allat the end of the dayused in order to say that when you consider everything in a situation, you get a particular answer or decision or realize that something is true:We give advice but, at the end of the day, people must make their own decisions.Although the store does everything it can to prevent shoplifting, at the end of the day it is impossible to be completely secure.be at the end of your tether BrEBrEbe at the end of your rope AmE(also reach the end of your tether/rope)to feel that you cannot deal with a difficult situation any longer because you are too tired, ill, upset, annoyed etc:The debate continued for another three hours. Pollack was at the end of his tether and desperate for a drink.Both men were at the end of their ropes after not having slept for three nights.I've let the council know that these children need care immediately - they have already reached the end of their tether.be at a loose end BrEBrEbe at loose ends AmEnot do sth to have nothing to do:My friend's daughter is helping us out as she's at a loose end after leaving art college.Why don't you stay for dinner if you're at loose ends?be at the sharp end (of sth) BrEBrEto be one of the people in a business who deals directly with customers, or one of the people in an organization who deals with the people it is meant to help or the problems it is meant to solve :Before setting up his own business he had worked at the sharp end, as a salesman.Government ministers who want to change sentencing policy ought to talk to people at the sharp end of the system, like the magistrates.at your wits' endworried very worried, because you have tried everything you can think of to solve a problem:Please help me, I don't want to cause a family row, but I'm at my wits' end about what to do.The 1998 directory contains an incorrect telephone number for the airport. "We are at our wits' end here," says the airport management.come to a bad endto die in a unpleasant way, or end your life unhappily, especially because of something bad that you have done:In Victorian novels, a passionate woman must always suffer and come to a bad end.My grandmother was convinced that Joe would come to a bad end.come to a sticky end BrEBrEto be killed in a violent and unpleasant way, or to have something very unpleasant happen to you:I was thinking of the ghosts of all those Spanish sailors who met a sticky end in these waters, hundreds of years ago. My video game skills are not very highly developed. I usually come to a sticky end somewhere in Level Two in combat with a kickboxing streetfighter.a dead enda situation in which progress is no longer possible:The deal came to a dead end three months ago, when the two groups couldn't agree on a reasonable price for the land.The idea's still discussed at scientific conferences, but most biologists feel it's a dead end.dead-end: In some companies, a promotion could mean you're stuck in a dead-end job.Note A dead end is a road which is closed at one end. (the pot of gold at) the end of the rainbowused about something that someone hopes to get or achieve after trying very hard, but that may be impossible to get:Introducing a new product is difficult - but there's a tremendous pot of gold at the end of the rainbow if you get it right.I've had a hard time, especially early in my career. But it's nice to know that if you work hard, sometimes there's something at the end of the rainbow.NoteAccording to an old story, you can find a pot of gold where a rainbow (= a curve of many colours seen in the sky when there is rain and sun at the same time) touches the earth. the end of the road/linethe point at which a process or activity cannot continue:Even if the show isn't successful, it won't be the end of the line financially for us.Planning for the space station reached the end of the road after undergoing six major changes of direction in as many years.sb gets his end away BrEBrEslang a rude expression used in order to say that a man has sex with someone ◆ used especially in questions:So, Robbie, going to get your end away tonight?What'd he say? Did he get his end away?get the short end (of the stick) AmEAmE(also be on the short end of sth)to be unfairly treated, or have fewer advantages than other people have:Because we couldn't afford to hire lawyers to go to court, we felt we got the short end of the stick.Women are still getting the short end of the employment stick.Many studies show rural America to be on the short end of the social and economic scale.get the wrong end of the stick BrEBrEto have a completely wrong idea about a situation:People who think the song is about drugs have got the wrong end of the stick.As usual, Geoff had got hold of the wrong end of the stick and thought I was angry with him.go off the deep end BrEBrE1 spoken to suddenly become very angry:If I try to talk to her, she just goes off the deep end.Even little things send me right off the deep end these days.2 AmE to suddenly start behaving in an extreme or crazy way:Parents who want their children to succeed in sports can sometimes go off the deep end.I was afraid he'd go off the deep end and kill himself.sb/sth is the (absolute) end(also sb is the (living) end)old-fashioned said when you are very annoyed with a person or a situation:You are the living end! I've never met anyone who makes the kind of mess you do.I'll never hear the end of itspoken used in order to say that people will continue to criticize or make jokes about something you have done:I knew that if I left the pub early I'd never hear the end of it.I went to the wrong golf course for the tournament - I'll never hear the end of this back home.it's not the end of the worldspoken used in order to say that although a situation or event causes a problem, it is not a very serious one:If you don't get it done by Friday it's not the end of the world, but I would like it as soon as possible.It won't be the end of the world if I don't get this job - I've got two other interviews lined up.keep your end up BrEBrEto perform your part of a job, activity, or conversation as well as you are expected to, in spite of difficulties:It was frightening being given so much responsibility, but I think I managed to keep my end up.We have very few young players capable of keeping their end up at this level of competition.be on the receiving end (of sth)to be the person something is said about, or the person something is done or given to, often something bad or unpleasant:It's been hard to be on the receiving end of all these rumours and to have to keep denying them.You didn't have to be a client or friend to be on the receiving end of his generosity.the thin end of the wedge BrEBrEused about a small change that you think is the beginning of an important development that you do not want:I believe very strongly that racist jokes are the thin end of the wedge of racism.If the police are allowed to bug people's houses, it could be the thin end of a very dangerous wedge.be/get thrown in at the deep end(also be plunged in at the deep end)to have to start doing a difficult job without being prepared for it:The course in tourism helped, but we got thrown in at the deep end and had to develop skills quickly.I'm being plunged in at the deep end, playing against Blackburn, but I'm really looking forward to the match.jump/dive/plunge in at the deep end: It is possible to jump in at the deep end, buy a small farm, and teach yourself. But mistakes can be costly.the ___ to end all ___sused in order to say that something is the biggest, best, worst, most extreme etc of its kind:We've decided we're going to rent a big room in a hotel and throw the party to end all parties on Tony's birthday.This motorway to end all motorways is the government's answer to the traffic problems, but what will it do to our countryside?Note This idiom comes from the phrase 'the war to end all wars' which was used to describe World War I. phraseend[ended, ended, ending] end in end in sth to have a particular result, or to finish in a particular way - used especially to say that something is unsuccessful or has a bad ending: In Britain, two out of three marriages end in divorce.end in failure/disaster/tragedy etc Talks aimed at preventing the strike ended in failure after six hours of negotiation. The match ended in tragedy when one of the boxers died in the ring.end in tears (=end with people feeling unhappy, annoyed etc - often used humorously) Stop quarrelling you two! You know it'll all end in tears.■ SIMILAR TO: culminate in formal end up 1. end up to be in a situation that you did not intend or want to be in, because of something that has happened to you or something you have doneend up in court/prison/hospital Tom got into a fight and ended up in court. Soon afterwards she ended up in hospital after a drug overdose.+ as Too many teenage girls are ending up as single parents.+ with You'll end up with pneumonia if you're not careful.■ SIMILAR TO: wind up, finish up BrE informal, land up BrE2. end up doing sth to do something that you did not intend or want to do, especially because you cannot seem to avoid doing it: He came for a couple of days and ended up staying a month! We always seem to end up arguing with each other.3. end up to arrive in a place without planning or wanting to go there, for example because you lost your way: We took several wrong turns, and ended up in Wigan by mistake. They ended up in a bar near the docks.■ SIMILAR TO: wind up, finish up BrE informal
See:- (not) the be-all and end-all
- (one's) hair stands on end
- a dead end
- a means to an end
- a war to end all wars
- all ends up
- all good things come to an end
- all good things must (come to an) end
- All good things must end
- all the marbles
- All's well that ends well
- an end in itself
- an end run
- at (one's) wits' end
- at a dead end
- at a loose end
- at an end
- at loose ends
- at one's wit's end
- at one's wits' end, to be
- at the end of (one's) fingertips
- at the end of (one's) rope
- at the end of (one's) tether
- at the end of nowhere
- at the end of rope
- at the end of the day
- at the end of the line
- at the end of the rainbow
- at the end of your tether
- at the receiving end
- at wit's end
- at wits' end
- at your wits' end
- be (not) the end of the world
- be at (one's) wits' end
- be at a loose end
- be at an end
- be at the end of (one's) rope
- be at the end of (one's) tether
- be at the end of your tether
- be at the receiving end
- be at your wits' end
- be on the receiving end
- be on the wrong end of (something)
- be on/at the receiving end
- be the end
- be the end of (one)
- be the end of one
- be the end of the road
- be the living end
- be thrown in the deep end
- be-all and end-all
- be-all and end-all, the
- beginning of the end
- beginning of the end, (this is) the
- beginning of the end, the
- bitter end
- bitter end, (fight) to the
- bring (someone or something) to a dead end
- bring to a close
- bring to a dead end
- burn both ends of the candle
- burn the candle at both ends
- burn the candle at both ends, to (you can't)
- business end
- business end of
- business end of something
- by the end of the day
- cannot see any further than the end of one’s nose
- cannot see further than the end of one’s nose
- can't see (any) further than the end of (one's) nose
- can't see beyond the end of (one's) nose
- can't see beyond the end of one's nose
- can't see farther than the end of (one's) nose
- can't see further than (the end of) (one's) (own) nose
- can't see past the end of (one's) nose
- come out the little end of the horn
- come to a bad end
- come to a bad/sticky end
- come to a close
- come to a dead end
- come to a sticky end
- come to an end
- come to an untimely end
- days on end
- days, weeks, etc. on end
- dead end
- dead-end kid
- end (one's) days
- end (one's) life
- end (something) on a high note
- end game
- end in
- end in (something)
- end in itself
- end in tears
- end in view
- end it
- end it (all)
- end it all
- end justifies the means, the
- end of
- end of one's rope, at the
- end of one's rope/tether, at the/come to the
- end of play
- End of Story
- end of the ball game
- end of the line
- end of the world
- end of the world, it's not/wouldn't be the
- end run
- end to end
- end up
- end up (by) (doing something)
- end up as (something)
- end up at
- end up at (some place)
- end up doing
- end up in the knacker's yard
- end up in the poorhouse
- end up to become
- end up with
- end up with (someone or something)
- end with
- end with (something)
- end your days/life
- endgame
- ends
- ends of the earth, (from) the
- ends of the earth, the
- follow (one) to the ends of the Earth
- for days on end
- for hours on end
- get (one's) end away
- get hold of the right end of the stick
- get hold of the wrong end of the stick
- get on the end of (something)
- get the short end
- get the short end of the stick
- get the wrong end of the stick
- get your end away
- get/have your end away
- go off the deep end
- go to the ends of the Earth
- have (one's) end away
- hear the end of (someone or something)
- hear the last of (someone or something)
- hear/see the end/the last of somebody/something
- hind end
- hold (one's) end of the bargain up
- hold (one's) end up
- hold (up) (one's) end of the bargain
- hold end of the bargain up
- hold end up
- hold one's end up
- hold up (one's) end (of the bargain)
- in at the deep end
- in the end
- in the poorhouse
- it'll (all) end in tears
- it'll end in tears
- jump in (at) the deep end
- jump in at the deep end
- jump in/be thrown in at the deep end
- jump off the deep end
- keep (one's) end of the bargain up
- keep (one's) end up
- keep (up) (one's) end of the bargain
- keep end up
- keep your end up
- know which end is up
- light at the end of a tunnel, (see) the
- light at the end of the tunnel
- live up to (one's) end of the bargain
- live up to end of the bargain
- living end
- living end, the
- loose ends
- loose ends, to be at
- low-end
- make (both) ends meet
- make (one's) hair stand on end
- make an end of (something)
- make ends meet
- make ends meet, to
- make hair stand on end
- make one's hair stand on end
- make one's hair stand on end, to
- make someone's hair stand on end
- make your hair stand on end
- means to an end
- meet (one's) end
- meet a sticky end
- meet death
- months on end
- never hear the end of
- never hear the end of it
- never hear the end of something
- no end
- no end in sight (to something)
- no end of
- no end of (something)
- no end of something
- not be able to tell one end (of something) from the other
- not be the end of the world
- not know one end (of something) from another
- not know which end is up
- not know/not be able to tell one end of something from the other
- not see beyond your nose
- not see beyond/past the end of your nose
- not the be-all and end-all
- not the end of the world
- odds and ends
- off the deep end
- off the deep end, to go
- on (one's) beam-ends
- on end
- on the beam-ends
- on the receiving end
- on the wrong end of (something)
- on the wrong end of something
- on your beam ends
- open-ended
- play both ends
- play both ends against the middle
- play both ends against the middle, to
- play each end against the other
- play one end against the other
- pointy end
- put a stop to
- put an end
- put an end to
- put an end to (oneself)
- put an end to (something)
- put an end to yourself
- quote, unquote
- rear end
- rear-ender
- see no further than (the end of) (one's) (own) nose
- see no further than the end of nose
- see no further than the end of one’s nose
- see the end of (someone or something)
- see the last of (someone or something)
- see the light at the end of the tunnel
- short end of the stick
- short end of the stick, the
- short end of the stick, to get/have the
- short on one end
- smoke both ends of the cigar
- some loose ends
- stick it to the end
- tail end
- tail end (of something)
- tail-end
- the be-all and end-all
- the beginning of the end
- the bitter end
- the business end
- the business end (of something)
- the dirty end of the stick
- the end
- The end justifies the means
- the end of (one's) rope
- the end of (one's) tether
- the end of civilization as we know it
- the end of the ball game
- the end of the line
- the end of the rainbow
- the end of the road
- the end of the road/line
- the end of the world
- the end of the world as we know it
- the ends of the Earth
- the hind end of creation
- the hind end of nowhere
- the living end
- the loose ends/threads
- the pointy end
- the rough end of the pineapple
- the sharp end
- the short end of the stick
- the something to end all sths
- the tail end
- the tail end of something
- the thin end of the wedge
- the wrong end of the stick
- the/a (something) to end all (somethings)
- throw (one) in at the deep end
- throw someone in at the deep end
- tie up (some/a few) loose ends
- till/until the bitter end
- to end all
- to that end
- to the bitter end
- to the end of (one's) days
- to the ends of the Earth
- to the ends of the world
- to this end
- war to end all wars
- weeks on end
- wit's end
- world without end
- wrong end of the stick, (got hold of) the
- wrong end of the stick, the
- your hair stands on end
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