the beginning of the end

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the time at which it becomes clear that a situation or process will end, although it does not end immediately (often + for ) The ban on tobacco advertising may be the beginning of the end for the cigarette companies.

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One Monday morning about a month ago, she had a kind of faint spell; it wasn't bad, but the doctor is afraid it was a shock, and if so, it's the beginning of the end. Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm by Wiggin, Kate Douglas View in context It is possible that this is the beginning of the end, that his wonderful fortune will desert him, that his star has gone down. The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context "This must be the beginning of the end," he said, inter- rupting me. The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context			That's what I say that's why thaw out the [child, etc.] from hell the [first etc.] rung on the ladder the ABCs of the advantage of The age of miracles is past the air the alma mater the almighty dollar the answer to prayers the apple of eye the avant-garde the baby blues the balance of power the ball is in court the balloon goes up the bane of life the bare bones the battle lines are drawn the battle of the sexes the be-all and end-all the beau monde the beauty of the beginning of the end the best of both worlds the best of British the best of friends must part the best of the best the best of the lot the best thing since sliced bread the better part of the Bible Belt the big daddy the big picture the big time The bigger they are, the harder they fall The bird has flown the birds and the bees the biter bit the bitter fruits the black sheep The blind leading the blind the boot is on the other foot the bottom drops out of the market the bottom fell out the bottom line the bottom of the barrel the bottom of the heap the bottom of the hour			The Beat Fleet The Beatitudes The Beatitudes The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles Music Club The Beatles Symphonic Orchestra the beau monde The Beautiful Girls The beautiful mistake The Beautiful South the beauty of The Beauty Within The Beck Depression Inventory The beeb The Beehive The Beehive The Beehive The Beehive House The Beehive House The Beer Warriors The Beezer The Beggar's Opera The begining of life The Beginning Is the End Is the Beginning The beginning of life the beginning of the end The Behistun Rock The Bekwen Alliance The Belgian Monk The believer The believer The Believer (album) The Believer (album) The Bell System The Bell Tree The bell-shaped curve The bell-shaped curve The bell-shaped curve The Bellingham Herald The Bellmores, New York The Belmore Family The Belo Corporation The Beloved Community The Beloved Country The Beloved Country The Beloved Tobacco Maven The Ben Heck Show The Benbow Inn The Benbow Inn The Bench The Benchmark Exchange The Bends The Bends The Bends The bends (album) The bends album

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