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-to-be of the future.
2005John Telfer BrownScotwise Mum-to-be Nicola Leary went through two days of torture after a blundering doctor told her that her baby had died in her womb.
be there for someone: seethere.
the be-all and end-all a feature of an activity or a way of life that is of greater importance than any other. informal