the end of the line
Definition of the end of the line
informal
: the end (as of a condition or situation) It will be the end of the line for me unless there are some changes around here.
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: the part of an area that lies at the boundary
: a point that marks the extent of something
: the point where something ceases to exist
: to bring to an end
: destroy
: to make up the end of
: final, ultimate
: to put (grain or hay) into a barn or stack
: a length of cord or cord-like material: such as
: a comparatively strong slender cord
: clothesline
: to mark or cover with a line or lines
: to depict with lines : draw
: to place or form a line along
: to cover the inner surface of
: to put something in the inside of : fill
: to serve as the lining of
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