end (redirected from meeting a sticky end)

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an end in itself at loose ends at the end of the day at your wit's end be at a loose end be at the end of your tether be at your wits' end be at/on the receiving end be on the wrong end of something be the end of the line/road not be the end of the world be the living end the be-all and end-all the beginning of the end burn the candle at both ends the business end the business end of something can't see beyond/past the end of your nose come to a sticky end [days/months/weeks etc.] on end a dead end dead-end end it all The end justifies the means.

end of story End of story. the end of the line the end of the road end up the fag-end of something follow you to the ends of the earth get the short end (of the stick) get the short end of the stick get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick get/have your end away go off the deep end go to the ends of the earth hold/keep your end up in the end It'll (all) end in tears. jump in at the deep end (the) light at the end of the tunnel light at the end of the tunnel loose ends low-end make (both) ends meet make ends meet make someone's hair stand on end

make your hair stand on end a means to an end You'll never hear the end of it. never hear the end of it no end no end in sight (to something) no end of something not the end of the world odds and ends on end on the receiving end open-ended play both ends against the middle put an end to something quote, unquote reach the end of your tether reach the end of the line/road rear-end something the sharp end the tail end of something the thin end of the wedge throw someone in at the deep end to the bitter end