end-all

Example Sentences

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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

Ultimately, in a game where the score isn’t the end-all, be-all — but the fun is — the Bananas beat the Firefighters 5–2.

From Los Angeles Times