# thick end

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/thick-end
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

Most; the greater part (of an amount of money).

## Examples

- The repairs cost the thick end of a thousand dollars.
- 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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