| 单词 | the end of the line |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe end of the line j. the end of the line (transferred and figurative). Cf. the end of the road at end n. 3h. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [noun] > most extreme worstc1275 extremityc1425 extreme fortune1531 exigents1588 fine1596 devil1681 limit1906 the end of the line1948 1948 Amer. Speech 23 29 Calcutta commandos..reached the End of the Line [sc. China] by flying..over the Hump. 1955 J. Potts Death of Stray Cat (1956) vii. 75 Lillian..turned to face Floyd, as a signal that this was the end of the line for him. 1959 E. Burgess Divided we Fall xx. 228 It looks like the end of the line for Roylake. Unless he can think up something—fast! 1967 P. G. Wodehouse Company for Henry v. 79 ‘Don't tell me we're there already.’.. ‘Yes, this is the end of the line.’ 1974 ‘J. Graham’ Bloody Passage x. 133 They have nowhere to go. This is—how do the Americans say it?—the end of the line. < as lemmas |
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