business end
idiomThe 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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arse end of nowhere
A very remote place.
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bad business
Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”).
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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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business as usual
The normal course of an activity, particularly in circumstances that are out of the ordinary.
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business girl
A female prostitute.
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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.