English Dictionary

living end

名詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic, preceded by the) The most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events — whether favorable or unfavorable

日本語の意味

究極の形態、最も極端な状態や展開 / 最終局面、シリーズの中で最後で決定的な衝撃をもたらす発展 / 好ましい場合も好ましくない場合も含む、最高度に極端な最終結果

After years of competition and incremental improvements, the living end of the rivalry was a blockbuster merger that reshaped the entire industry.

何年にもわたる競争と段階的な改善を経て、その対立の最終的で最も影響力のある展開は、業界全体を再編した大型合併だった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, preceded by the) The most extreme form of something or the final and most impactful development in a series of events — whether favorable or unfavorable

This is the guy who was supposed to be the living end when he came into the NBA in 1959. Yet the Warriors have never been better than second with him.