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
Frantziska	-	Basque
Ivy	IE-vee	English
Pit	PIT	Limburgish
Madelina	-	English (Rare)
Bakewell	['beikwəl]
Miyako	mee-yah-ko	Japanese