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
Reagan	RAY-gən	English, Irish
Shakila	-	Arabic
Alyson	AL-i-sən	English
Nicostratus	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Arista	ə-RIS-tə (English)	Astronomy
Rufus	ROO-fəs (English)	Ancient Roman, English, Biblical