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61end — /ɛnd / (say end) noun 1. an extremity of anything that is longer than it is broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope. 2. an extreme or farthermost part of anything extended in space. 3. anything that bounds an object at one of its… …
62end — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE S WITS END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR STAND ON END, HOLD ONE S END UP or HOLD UP ONE S END or KEEP ONE S END UP or KEEP UP ONE S END, LIVING END, LOOSE ENDS, MAKE AN END OF, MAKE ENDS MEET …
63end — See: AT LOOSE ENDS, AT ONE S WITS END, BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GO OFF THE DEEP END, HAIR STAND ON END, HOLD ONE S END UP or HOLD UP ONE S END or KEEP ONE S END UP or KEEP UP ONE S END, LIVING END, LOOSE ENDS, MAKE AN END OF, MAKE ENDS MEET …
64end — See: at loose ends, at one s wit s end, burn the candle at both ends, go off the deep end, hair stand on end, hold one s end up or hold up one s end or keep one s end up or keep up one s end, living end, loose ends, make an end of, make ends meet …
65end, ending, ended — Both end and ending refer to a termination or close of something, a conclusion, the final part of an action or happening. Thus one may refer to the end or the ending of a war, a book, a play, or a love affair. End, however, is more often applied… …
66put a/the lid on — (informal) STOP, control, end, put an end/stop to, put paid to. → lid …
67end — 1. noun 1) the end of the road Syn: extremity, furthermost part, limit; margin, edge, border, boundary, periphery; point, tip, tail end, tag end, terminus Ant: beginning …
68end — 1. noun 1) the end of the novel Syn: conclusion, termination, ending, finish, close, resolution, climax, finale, culmination, denouement 2) the end of the road Syn: extremity …
69put paid to — verb a) (bookkeeping) to mark a bill or a debt record as paid . The rain put paid to our plans for a picnic. b) to terminate; to cancel (plans or expectations); to stop something once and for all …
70end\ up — v 1. To come to an end; be ended or finished; stop. How does the story end up? 2. To finally reach or arrive; land. I hope you don t end up in jail. 3. informal To die, be killed. The gangster ended up in the electric chair. 4. • finish up To put …
