be-all and end-all

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be-all and end-all

  1. (idiomatic) Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.
    He thought that cars were the be-all and end-all of life.
    Profit is the be-all and end-all of business.

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Last modified on 25 April 2013, at 13:26