all ends up
Completely; totally.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“He was confused all ends up by the new rules.”
“The team was beaten all ends up in the final match, losing by thirty points.”
“The sudden change in leadership left the entire department bewildered all ends up, struggling to understand the new direction.”
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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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big end of town
The top end of town.
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bitter end
The end of a long and difficult process.
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burn the candle at both ends
To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
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business end
The part of an object (chiefly a tool or weapon) that is physically used for its operation, rather than some other part such as the part by which it is held.
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come to a sticky end
To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.
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come to an end
To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.
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dead end
A street or path or tunnel that goes nowhere or is blocked on one end.
Last updated August 10, 2026