| 词组 | FINALITY |
| 释义 | IDIOMSLANG FINALITY at length after some time; finally.At length, the roses bloomed, and the tomatoes ripened.And at length, the wizard spoke. at (long) last after a long wait; finally.At last the hostages were released.Sally earned her diploma at long last. die is cast some process is past the point of no return. (The die is one of a pair of dice. Cast means "thrown.")After that speech favoring reform of the education system, the die is cast. This is now a campaign issue.The die is cast. There is no turning back on this point. once and for all finally and irreversibly. (Fixed order.)I want to get this problem settled once and for all.I told him once and for all that he has to start studying. That's the last straw, and That's the straw that broke the camel's back The final thing; the last little burden or problem that causes everything to collapse. (From the image of a camel being loaded down with much weight, one straw at a time. Finally, at some point, when one is adding straw after straw, one straw will finally be too much and the camel's back will break.)When Sally came down sick, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back.When she showed up late, that was the straw that broke the camel's back.Your last word was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Why did you have to say that? |
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