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the means to an end

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  • the means justify the end — ► used to say that it does not matter if the methods used to achieve something are wrong, dishonest, etc. as long as you get the result you want : »I m sorry, but reducing the wages of the lowest paid in order to save money is just not acceptable …   Financial and business terms

  • the be all and end all — The phrase The be all and end all means that a something is the final, or ultimate outcome or result of a situation or event …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • the be all and end all —    The phrase The be all and end all means that a something is the final, or ultimate outcome or result of a situation or event.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • The be all and end all —   The phrase The be all and end all means that a something is the final, or ultimate outcome or result of a situation or event …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • Means to an end — For the Biohazard album, see Means to an End. In philosophy, the term means to an end refers to any action (the means) that the sole purpose of it is to achieve something else (an end). It can be thought of as a metaphysical distinction, as no… …   Wikipedia

  • Means to an End — For the common term, see Means to an end. Means to an End Studio album by Biohazard Released …   Wikipedia

  • (the) end justifies the means. — something that you say which means that in order to achieve an important aim, it is acceptable to do something bad. Unfortunately, we ll have to cut down the forest to make space for the golf course, but I feel the end justifies the means …   New idioms dictionary

  • the end justifies the means — any method is fine if the result is good    If a person steals food to survive, does the end justify the means? …   English idioms

  • end justifies the means — See the end justifies the means …   English idioms

  • the end justifies the means — results give reason to the actions performed in the achieving of these results …   English contemporary dictionary

  • end */*/*/ — I UK [end] / US noun [countable] Word forms end : singular end plural ends Get it right: end: People often confuse the phrases at the end and in the end. In the end is similar to finally or eventually. Use it when you are saying what happens… …   English dictionary

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