“end-of-the”

The following 8 entries include the term end-of-the.

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

at the end of the day

idiom

: in the end

not the end of the world

idiom

: the most terrible and unpleasant thing possible usually used in negative statements to mean something is not as terrible as it seems to be

the end of the line

noun phrase

: the end (as of a condition or situation)

the end of the road

noun phrase

: the end (as of a condition or situation)

the short end of the stick

noun phrase

: unfair or unfavorable treatment

the thin end of the wedge

noun phrase

: the beginning of something that will become more serious, unpleasant, etc.

the wrong end of the stick

noun phrase

: an incorrect understanding of something


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