never hear the end of

never hear the end of it

To have to listen to someone repeatedly talk about something that is embarrassing, shameful, or irritating. I let him win one time at a game of chess and now I never hear the end of it. Dude, I can't believe you wrecked your parents' car. You're never going to hear the end of it.
See also: end, hear, never, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

never hear the end of

Be incessantly reminded of, as in If you do not send a wedding present to them you will never hear the end of it from your mother .
See also: end, hear, never, of
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

never hear the end of

To be complained to or told about (something) repeatedly or for a long time.
See also: end, hear, never, of
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • never hear the end of it
  • never hear the end of something
  • gripe to (someone or something)
  • gripe to (someone or something) about (someone or something)
  • gripe about (someone or something) to (someone or something)
  • Eat me!
  • gripe
  • gripe about (someone or something)
  • buttmunch
  • butt-munch
References in periodicals archive
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C.B., Denny, Stirlingshire IF Scottish Ministers were to go down to England to bully voters, we would never hear the end of it - yet nothing is said in the English-based media if the Westminster cronies do it?
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Whoever comes off worse between us will never hear the end of it."
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I know they mean well but if I ever challenge their ideal of the perfect daughter I never hear the end of it.
They want me to be the perfect daughter
If that decision had gone against one of the 'big four' we would never hear the end of it.
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"I know the that we will never hear the end of it if England win.
England net priest as fan
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I know they mean well, but if I ever challenge their ideal of the perfect daughter I never hear the end of it!
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We can only hope that these spectacular breakthroughs go some way to making up for the fact that you'll never hear the end of that whole 32-hour labour thing.
Big love to my birthday boy on 11.11.11
HAVE you ever noticed that when Westlife do something good - like get a number one - we never hear the end of it.
Showbitch Ireland: Allow us NOT to be Frank.
"Kurtis scoring a hat-trick - we'll never hear the end of it.
WE'VE GOT A CRACKER IN KURTIS
Most people would agree they give them to anyone (Sean Connery excluded) but if they give this old chancer one we will never hear the end of it.
Letter: Your view - No bonus for Bruce
Yes, I know we'll never hear the end of it if they do but look on the positive - if they win, they might stop harping on about 1966!
Would Roo believe it? THE FIRST LADY OF THE TURF..