living end, the



living end, the

The utmost in any situation, something quite extraordinary, as in When he threw the stereo out the window-well, that was the living end! or That performance was the living end. [Colloquial; late 1930s]
See also: living

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dempsey['dempsi:]
Barta-Hungarian
Prudencioproo-DHEN-thyo (Spanish), proo-DHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Michelinamee-ke-LEE-nahItalian
Armstead['a:msted]
SheridanSHER-i-dənEnglish