end in Idiom, Proverb

end in itself

a purpose or goal one wants for itself alone and not as a way to something else For some people travelling is an end in itself and the destination is not important.

end in

result in；have sth．as its end以…告终；结果是
The meeting ended in disorder．会议在一片混乱中结束。
If you don't take pains， your dream will end in bubbles．如果你不努力，你的愿望就会成泡影。
After full 12 months the Long March ended in triumph．经过整整12个月，长征胜利结束了。
That affair will end in his dismissal．那件事将以他的除名而告终。

send in

1．hand in 递送；呈送
Have they sent in the accounts？他们把帐单交上来了吗？
He has already sent in his resigna tion．他已提出了辞职。
Applications must be sent in by May 5．申请书必须于5月5日前交上来。
2．send for a competition or an ex hibition 送…参加比赛或展出
Send in your contest entries to this station．把参加比赛的名单送到本站来。
We sent in two pictures for the show．我们送去两幅画参展。

A friend in need is a friend indeed

Idiom(s): A friend in need is a friend indeed

Theme: FRIENDS

A proverb meaning that a true friend is a person who will help you when you really need someone.
• When Bill helped me with geometry, I really learned the meaning of "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
• "A friend in need is a friend indeed" sounds silly until you need someone very badly.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Someone who helps you when you are in trouble.

BLEND IN

(intransitive) to match or look the same as the surroundings
" In Max's neighborhood, if you don't blend in, you'll get beat up."

End in smoke

If something ends in smoke, it produces no concrete or positive result. This expression refers to the boasting by a person, of having put in a lot of efforts by him, for a particular cause or to attain a result which is very difficult to be done by any person. (This mainly refers to an investigation of a crime or solving a serious offence or a mystery). But at the end, when the desired result is not obtained, his claims are found to be false and not worth mentioning. So, he looses his credibility.

Legend in your own lunchtime

Somebody who becomes a legend in their own lifetime acquires fame, but often only to a select or specialist audience, while they are still alive.

a friend in need is a friend indeed|friend|need

A genuine friend on whom one can always depend.

A proverb; often shortened to "a friend in need..." When John's house burned down, his neighbor Jim helped him and his family with shelter, food and clothing. John said, "Jim, a friend in need is a friend indeed this describes you."

end in itself|end

n. phr. Something wanted for its own sake; a purpose, aim, or goal we want for itself alone and not as a way to something else. The miser never spent his gold because for him it was an end in itself.

friend in court

friend in court
Also, friends in high places. A person or persons who can help by virtue of their important position. For example, With a friend in court, he has a good chance of getting the contract, or Jim thinks he can get out of paying the fine; he has friends in high places. This expression alludes to the power of a person at the royal court. With the decline of monarchies, high places came into more common use. [c. 1400]

end in (something)

To culminate in something; to accept article as the final allotment or element. Opening night concluded in adversity back the advance extra forgot her lines. As usual, our ancestors banquet concluded in a big argument, and anybody went home angry. I'm attractive for a seven-letter chat that ends in E.Learn more: end

end in something

[for something, such as a play, film, opera, etc.] to end in a accurate way. The opera concluded in a diffuse affiliation afore the afterlife of the heroine. The affair concluded in a albino toast.Learn more: end

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