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business end

idiom

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.


Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    arse end of nowhere

    A very remote place.

  2. 02

    bad business

    Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).

  3. 03

    big end of town

    The top end of town.

  4. 04

    bitter end

    The end of a long and difficult process.

  5. 05

    business as usual

    The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.

  6. 06

    business girl

    A female prostitute.

  7. 07

    come to a sticky end

    To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.

  8. 08

    come to an end

    To stop; to cease; to no longer continue.

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