end up
phrasal verbend up
- to find yourself in a place or situation at the end of a process or period of time
- end up doing something I ended up doing all the work myself.
- + adv./prep. If you go on like this you'll end up in prison.
- We moved around a lot when I was young but we ended up in London.
- + adj. If he carries on driving like that, he'll end up dead.