business end
the front part or end of a tool, weapon, etc., with which the work is done or from which a missile is ejected, as opposed to the handle or butt: the business end of a revolver; the business end of a screwdriver.
Origin of business end
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How to use business end in a sentence
This reporter knocked at the Wilkins home on Tuesday morning but received neither an answer nor the business end of a shotgun.
The 7-Year-Old Plane Crash Survivor’s Brutal Journey Through the Woods | James Higdon | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIf my guy were on the business end of results like those, I'd be psychologically preparing myself.
Michael Tomasky on the Coming Post-Election GOP Freak Out | Michael Tomasky | November 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Card put it, “The payroll survey is really getting a very quick pulse on the business end.”
He also pledges to bring the business end of a baseball bat to any country that challenges him.
With the business end neutralized, I can relax a little, and take stock of our catch.
Sonny Williams, cool as ice behind the business end of a Tommy gun.
There was a quick flash, and Ben was staring into the business end of a Luger automatic, gripped tightly in the broker's hand.
The Onslaught from Rigel | Fletcher PrattThere comes an hour of evening when lower Broadway, the business end of the town, is deserted.
Letters from America | Rupert BrookeHe expressed no opinion as to my marrying into such a family, but went about the business end with diligence.
Man and Maid | Elinor GlynIn working about a mule that kicks, it should be remembered that his head-quarters are not his real business end.
The Foolish Almanak | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for business end
informal the part of a tool or weapon that does the work, as contrasted with the handle
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