the tail end

the tail end
: the last part of something

I came late to the meeting and only caught the tail end.

the tail end of summer

She is at the tail end of her career.

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Main Entry:tail end

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  • The Deepest End — est un album live du groupe Gov t Mule. Sorti le 7 octobre 2003. Cet album comporte l intégralité (répartie sur deux CD et un DVD) du concert de deux heures et demi donné par le groupe au Saenger Theatre (New Orleans) le 3 mai 2003, et qui… …   Wikipédia en Français

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