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the beginning of the end
the beginning of the end
the first part of a process that will finish something Several brilliant plays marked the beginning of the end for the challengers.
the beginning of the end
the time at which it becomes clear that a situation or process will end, although it does not end immediately (often + for ) The ban on tobacco advertising may be the beginning of the end for the cigarette companies.