That loud noise is the living end.
living end
idiomThe most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events — whether favorable or unfavorable
The service at this restaurant is the living end, so I am never coming back here again.
After the company announced both the sudden layoffs and the cancellation of the project, the staff agreed that the situation was truly the living end.
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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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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.
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don't call me sir, I work for a living
Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.