Meaning of living end | Babel Free

Definitions

The most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events — whether favorable or unfavorable

idiomatic

Examples

“This is the guy who was supposed to be the living end when he came into the NBA in 1959. Yet the Warriors have never been better than second with him.”

““We don't pretend that this bill is going to be the living end,” Senate President Phil Lewis said. “. . . But hopefully this is landmark legislation.””

“Hitchcock uses a dazzling bag of tricks in Saboteur (1942)—Sunday at 2 A.M. on Channel 9—and that Statue of Liberty torch-hanger is the living end.”

““Cat Brules, you're the living end! You're the worst boy I ever seen.””

““Well, it's the same old sixes and sevens at our house. The children are driving me wild, now that school is out, and I don't know if I really do want to go on living with him. Last night was the living end.””

“I know that sounds cynical, but this latest scandal with cyclist Floyd Landis is the living end.”

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