end-all
Example Sentences
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But California would not prove to be the be-all and end-all for the rapper, who chose to lay down more permanent roots in Utah, just outside of Salt Lake City.
From MarketWatch
But Olympic medal tables do not tell the full story, and are not the be-all and end-all.
From BBC
One woman told the tribunal that Gilbert had been the "golden boy" of his department, and that he was the "be-all and end-all for transplants in Oxford".
From BBC
It's not the be-all and end-all, but it would be another marker the players can look back on.
From BBC
“We didn’t even really think of ourselves really as, like, Hispanic — I mean, we all were, but it wasn’t the end-all be-all,” Barrios said.
From Los Angeles Times
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