beginning of the end



beginning of the end

Fig. the start of the termination of something or of someone's death. When he stopped coughing and grew still, I knew it was the beginning of the end. The enormous debt we ran up marked the beginning of the end as far as our standard of living was concerned.
See also: beginning, end, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Agathangelos-Late Greek
Oighrig-Scottish
Panagiota-Greek
RandÚLfr-Ancient Scandinavian
Salomonsa-lo-MAWN (French)French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Alfhildr-Ancient Scandinavian