beginning of the end

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beginning of the end (uncountable)

The point when something starts to end or become worse.

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Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Winston Churchill

To a woman the first kiss is just the end of the beginning to a man it's the beginning of the end. Helen Rowland

Where is the beginning of the end that comes at the end of the beginning? Kozma Prutkov

What is a bow and arrow? It is the beginning of the end. It is the winding path that grows to the roaring road of war. It is a plaything and a weapon and a triumph in human engineering. It is the first faint stirring of an atom bomb. It is a symbol of a way of life. Clifford D. Simak

The only ones left with any confidence at all are the New Dumb. It is the beginning of the end of our world as we knew it. Doom is the operative ethic. Hunter S. Thompson

To become a star is the beginning of the end. I don't really want to be saddled with a screen persona. Beverly D'Angelo

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