be-all end-all

A form of be-all and end-all — Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.

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Meanings

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of be-all and end-all.

    You know when you find it / In your darkest hour, you strike gold / A thought clicks, not the be-all end-all

    2009 September 29, Alice in Chains, “Lesson Learned”, in Black Gives Way to Blue (grunge)
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be-all end-all. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be-all%20end-all

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“be-all end-all.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be-all%20end-all. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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