“the end of”

The following 10 entries include the term 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

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 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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