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The following 12 entries include the term the end.
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 one's patience
idiom: unable to be patient any longer
at the end of the day
idiom: in the end
never/not hear the end of it
idiom—used to say that someone will keep talking about something for a long time
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 beginning of the end
noun phrase: the start of a series of events that leads to the end
the end justifies the means
idiom—used to say that a desired result is so good or important that any method, even a morally bad one, may be used to achieve it
the end of one's rope
noun phrase: a state in which one is not able to deal with a problem, difficult situation, etc., any longer
the end of one's tether
noun phrase: a state in which one is not able to deal with a problem, difficult situation, etc., any longer
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)
to/till/until the end of time
idiom: forever : always
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