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means to an end |
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a means to an end something that you are not interested in but that you do because it will help you to achieve something else. Mike doesn't have any professional ambitions. For him, work is just a means to an end. (not used with the) a means to an end something done to achieve something else. You may get tired of regular physical exercise, but it's simply a means to an end. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Concepts of good and evil are therefore, in their origin, merely a means to an end, they are expedients for acquiring power. He too looks with pitying contempt on the material achievements of science and the Liberal party as being mere 'machinery,' means to an end, which men mistakenly worship as though it possessed a real value in itself. |
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