tail end

tail end idiom
  1. The rear or hindmost part, as in Douglas was at the tail end of the academic procession. [Mid-1700s]
  2. The very end, the conclusion, as in Only at the tail end of his speech did he thank his sponsors. [Mid-1800s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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