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bitter endThat part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains onboard when a ship is riding at anchor.Rate it:

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bitter endThe end of a long and difficult process.Rate it:

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bitter sweetWhen something is Good and Bad; Positive with negative.Rate it:

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take the bitter with the sweetTo accept positive things with negative things.Rate it:

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bitter pillSomething unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.Rate it:

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bitter pill to swallowSomething unpleasant that must be accepted or endured.Rate it:

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bitter pill to swallowUsed other than as an idiom: see bitter pill, swallow.Rate it:

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sugarcoat a bitter pillAlternative form of sugarcoat the pillRate it:

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swallow a bitter pillTo accept or endure an unpleasant situation.Rate it:

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Take the Bitter with the SweetAccepting bad things along with the good onesRate it:

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at the end of one's ropeOut of options; having no more options.Rate it:

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At the End of Your RopeTo be out of options, Stamina to do something in a bad situation,Rate it:

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hours on endA happening without breakRate it:

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light at the end of the tunnelA better situation after long hardship.Rate it:

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see past the end of one's noseTo have insight into underlying facts or consequences; to possess common sense or a vision for the future.Rate it:

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short end of the stickA situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.Rate it:

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to get hold of wrong end of the stickto not understand the situation correctlyRate it:

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end upTo conclude, turn out, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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stand on endTo stand erect, bristle, especially from fear.Rate it:

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be-all and end-allSomething considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.Rate it:

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be-all, end-allSomething ultimate, definitive; the best part of something; the thing which solves all problems associated with something; the most completeRate it:

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get one's end awayTo have sex.Rate it:

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at the end of the dayA colloquial expression of the twentieth/twenty first century referring as to a summary of events, degree of financial or business success, reference as to having a nice day, achieving preset goals, positive results.Rate it:

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deep endThe part of a swimming pool with relatively deep water.Rate it:

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at the end of one's tetherAt the limit of one’s patience; frustrated or annoyed..Rate it:

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Light at the End of the TunnelSuccess achieved after taxing effort, to finally get the answer after prolonged researchRate it:

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all good things come to an endNothing lasts forever.Rate it:

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arse end of nowhereA very remote place.Rate it:

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at the end of one's ropeAlternative form of at the end of one's tetherRate it:

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at the end of the dayIn summary; ultimately.Rate it:

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at the end of the roadNo longer living. Dead.Rate it:

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at the end of the roadNo longer in the competition. Voted off. Eliminated.Rate it:

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at the receiving endAlternative form of on the receiving end.Rate it:

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business endThe part of a tool or other similar item, that is physically used for its operation, rather than the part which is held.Rate it:

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come to a sticky endTo die unpleasantly due to one's actions.Rate it:

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come to an endTo stop; to cease; to no longer continue.Rate it:

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dead endA path or strategy that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.Rate it:

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dead endcul-de-sacRate it:

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end inTo have at the ending; to have as its termination.Rate it:

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end ofA short form of end of story.Rate it:

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end of the lineThe termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.Rate it:

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end of the lineFinal cessation or discontinuance of a process, institution, or person, especially one which has existed for a considerable period of time; death.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of habitability for life on Earth.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of humanity.Rate it:

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end of the worldEnd of the planet Earth.Rate it:

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end of the worldAny change that seems catastrophic or devastating.Rate it:

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end stateThe specified situation at the successful completion of the final phase of a military operation.Rate it:

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end stateUsed other than as an idiom: Any ending state..Rate it:

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end upTo arrive at a destination, sometimes unexpectedly.Rate it:

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end upTo eventually do.Rate it:

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