Be-all and end-all (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim
Example:
profit is the be-all and end-all of business
Synonyms:
be-all and end-all; be all and end all
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("be-all and end-all" is a kind of...):
component; constituent; element; factor; ingredient (an abstract part of something)