“at the end of”

The following 3 entries include the term at the end of.

a light at the end of the tunnel

noun phrase

: a reason to believe that a bad situation will end soon or that a long and difficult job will be finished soon

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at the end of one's patience

idiom

: unable to be patient any longer

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at the end of the day

idiom

: in the end

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