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the beginning of the end |
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the beginning of the end 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. the beginning of the end the first part of a process that will finish something Several brilliant plays marked the beginning of the end for the challengers. 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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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. It is possible that this is the beginning of the end, that his wonderful fortune will desert him, that his star has gone down. "This must be the beginning of the end," he said, inter- rupting me. |
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