Word meaning the beginning of the end

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    the beginning of the end

    Baldwin and Lord Oxford were agreed that the success of the strike would have meant «the beginning of the end» for the capitalist system in Britain. (H. Pollitt, ‘Selected Articles and Speeches’, ‘What Margate Means’) — Болдуин и лорд Оксфорд были согласны с тем, что успех стачки означал бы «начало конца» капиталистической системы в Англии.

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    beginning of the end

     начало конца

    The enormous federal deficit marked the beginning of the end as far as our standard of living is concerned.

    English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > beginning of the end

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    the beginning and the end of smth.

    сущность, основа чего-л.; ≈ альфа и омега

    It is quite natural that poor intelligent men, seeing the power of money, should believe that economics were the beginning and end of every problem. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part II, ch. 3) — Совершенно естественно, что, видя господство денег в стране, бедные, но рассудительные люди начинают понимать, что во главе угла любой проблемы лежит экономика.

    Large English-Russian phrasebook > the beginning and the end of smth.

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    beginning of the end

    Новый англо-русский словарь > beginning of the end

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    a beginning of the end

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > a beginning of the end

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    difference between the total water equivalent in melting snow determined from snow survey data at the beginning and the end of the calculation period

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > difference between the total water equivalent in melting snow determined from snow survey data at the beginning and the end of the calculation period

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    at the beginning and the end of the calculation period

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > at the beginning and the end of the calculation period

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    doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > doubt is the beginning not the end of wisdom

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    from the beginning to the end

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > from the beginning to the end

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    myself, mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > myself, mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery

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    to myself, mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > to myself, mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery

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    at the beginning of the lesson

    1) в начале урока (речи, рассказа, сезона, дороги, туннеля)

    2) в начале (в конце) урока

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > at the beginning of the lesson

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    at the beginning of the century

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > at the beginning of the century

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    at the beginning of the story

    в начале (в конце, в середине) рассказа

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > at the beginning of the story

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    at the end of winter

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > at the end of winter

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    replace for at the beginning of the session

    Политика: замещать в начале (конце) сессии

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > replace for at the beginning of the session

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    at the beginning of the line

    в начале (в конце) очереди

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > at the beginning of the line

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    what the fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > what the fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning

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    What the fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning.

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    То, что дурак делает в конце, мудрый делает в начале. Proverb (Пословица).

    Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > What the fool does in the end, the wise man does in the beginning.

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    replace for at the beginning (the end) of the session

    Политика:

    замещать в начале (конце) сессии

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > replace for at the beginning (the end) of the session

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beginning of the end

1. The start of a decline. We didn’t realize it at the time, but not having any interest in Valentine’s Day was the beginning of the end for us—we broke up a month later. We all rushed to grandpa’s bedside after his nurse warned us that it was the beginning of the end.

2. The first in a series of closing events. Senior prom is really the beginning of the end—graduation isn’t that far away anymore.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2022 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.

beginning of the end

Fig. the start of the termination of something or of someone’s death. When he stopped coughing and grew still, I knew it was the beginning of the end. The enormous debt we ran up marked the beginning of the end as far as our standard of living was concerned.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

beginning of the end, the

The start of a bad outcome (ruin, disaster, catastrophe, death), as in Joe’s failing two of his courses was the beginning of the end; he dropped out soon afterward . This phrase, at first (16th century) used only to describe an approaching death, gained a new meaning after the French lost the battle of Leipzig in 1813 and Talleyrand said to Napoleon, «C’est le commencement de la fin» («It’s the beginning of the end»).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

the beginning of the end

the event or development to which the conclusion or failure of something can be traced.

1992 H. Norman Schwartzkopf It Doesn’t Take a Hero I heard about D-Day on the radio. The announcer quoted Ohio governor John Bricker’s now-famous line that this was ‘the beginning of the end of the forces of evil’.

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

the beginning of the ˈend

the first sign of something ending: The quarrel was the beginning of the end for our relationship.

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

beginning of the end, (this is) the

The start of a disaster (ruin, defeat, fatal illness, or the like). The term was used by Shakespeare in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but without the same meaning; it appears in the tangled prologue to the play within a play (Pyramus and Thisbe) in the last act. “I see the beginning of my end” occurs in an early seventeenth-century play, The Virgin Martyr, by Massinger and Dekker, here meaning death. The origin of the current cliché, however, is generally acknowledged to be a statement made by Talleyrand to Napoleon after losing the battle of Leipzig (1813), “C’est le commencement de la fin.” It was widely quoted thereafter, although Talleyrand may not have been the originator (he was known to borrow freely from others).

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer

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  • beginning of the end, the
  • the beginning of the end
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  • open (one’s) eyes to (someone or something)
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: the start of a series of events that leads to the end

The argument marked the beginning of the end of their marriage.

Example Sentences

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Because the French Resistance was also the beginning of the end of the colonial system.


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“The beginning of the end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20beginning%20of%20the%20end. Accessed 14 Apr. 2023.

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The start of a bad outcome (ruin, disaster, catastrophe, death), as in Joe’s failing two of his courses was the beginning of the end; he dropped out soon afterward. This phrase, at first (16th century) used only to describe an approaching death, gained a new meaning after the French lost the battle of Leipzig in 1813 and Talleyrand said to Napoleon, “C’est le commencement de la fin” (“It’s the beginning of the end”).

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beginning of the end — перевод на русский

начало конца

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beginning of the end — начало конца

It’s the beginning of the end of the Sun God.

Это начало конца Бога Солнца.

This is the beginning of the end, isn’t it?

Это ведь начало конца, да?

This is the beginning of the end!

Это начало конца!

So it has begun, the beginning of the end.

Это началось. Начало конца.

Feels like the beginning of the end.

Ощущаeтся начало конца.

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