business end of something

business end (of something)

n. the dangerous end of something; the part of something that does something as opposed to the part one holds on to. Harry burned himself on the business end of a soldering iron.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Petrus	PE-truws (German)	Dutch, German, Biblical Latin
Mikhailo	-	Ukrainian
Lonnie	LAHN-ee	English
Lotta	LOT-tah (Finnish)	Swedish, Finnish
Laird	-	English (Rare)
GyÖNgyi	DYUUN-dyee	Hungarian