end up (somehow)

end up (somehow)
end up (somehow)
to end something at a particular place, in a particular state, or by having to do something. •

I ended up having to pay for everyone's dinner.

After paying for dinner, I ended up broke.

We all ended up at my house.

After playing in the rain, we all ended up with colds.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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