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It seems that the slang term is used in a rather different way in AE.I've not encountered it in AmE.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions Copyright © 2006the end
n. the final insult; too much; the last straw.
- When she poured her drink down my back, that was the end.
We also say the living end in BrE. Do you have that?I've not encountered it in AmE.
It seems that the slang term is used in a rather different way in AE.
Does it ring any bells for you?
We also say the living end in BrE. Do you have that?
Same here in Canada.I've heard it and used it in BrE.
In all my years, that has never impinged upon my consciousness.We also say the living end in BrE.
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