We ended up by going back to my house.
•They danced until midnight and wound up by having pizza in the front room.
2. to end by doing something [anyway]. •I wound up by going home early.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
be within an ace of doing something — be within an ace of (something/doing something) come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Her ambition to star in a musical is within an ace of being (= is almost) fulfilled following talks with a West End… … New idioms dictionary
end — 1 /end/ noun (C) 1 LAST PART the last part of something such as a period of time, activity, book, or film: He s leaving at the end of October. | I found the end of the movie very disappointing. | from beginning to end: Her story was a pack of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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end — end1 [ end ] noun count *** ▸ 1 final part ▸ 2 place farthest out ▸ 3 reason/goal ▸ 4 part in activity ▸ 5 opposite place ▸ 6 someone s death ▸ 7 in football ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) the final part of a period of time: at the end of something: You re… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
end up — verb finally be or do something (Freq. 3) He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart he wound up being unemployed and living at home again • Syn: ↑finish up, ↑land up, ↑fetch up, ↑wind up, ↑finish … Useful english dictionary
end — [[t]e̱nd[/t]] ♦ ends, ending, ended 1) N SING: the N, usu prep N, N of n The end of something such as a period of time, an event, a book, or a film is the last part of it or the final point in it. The ₤5 banknote was first issued at the end of… … English dictionary
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ˌend ˈup — phrasal verb spoken to be in a place or state after doing something, or because of doing something Somehow they all ended up at my house.[/ex] Keep on doing that and you ll end up in serious trouble.[/ex] I ended up spending the night in the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
end up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something ends up somewhere, they eventually arrive there, usually by accident. [V P prep/adv] The result was that the engine ended up at the bottom of the canal... [V P prep/adv] She fled with her children, moving… … English dictionary
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end*/*/*/ — [end] noun [C] I 1) the final part of a period of time We re going on holiday at the end of this month.[/ex] They ll make their decision at the very end of the week.[/ex] The work should be completed by the end of the year.[/ex] 2) the time when… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
