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.
See also: business, end, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zev-Hebrew
ChrisKRIS (English), KRHIS (Dutch)English, Dutch
MiglĖ-Lithuanian
Faramond-History
Hippolytos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Fabrizia-Italian