dead end

arse end of nowhere

A very remote place.

beat a dead horse

To persist or continue far beyond any purpose, interest or reason.

big end of town

The top end of town.

bitter end

The end of a long and difficult process.

Brown bread

[Cockney slang]dead

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.

come back from the dead

To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.

come to a sticky end

To die unpleasantly due to one's actions.