The repairs cost the thick end of a thousand dollars.
thick end
idiomMost; the greater part (of an amount of money).
He spent the thick end of his savings on a car that broke down the next day.
After the legal fees were settled, the thick end of the inheritance had been consumed by taxes and administrative costs.
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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 thick and fast
To arrive rapidly in large groups.
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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.