tag end

tag end
n.
very end

at the tag end (of smt.)

* * *
['tægend]
['very end'] at the tag end (of smt.)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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  • tag end — /ˈtæg ɛnd/ (say tag end) noun the tail end or concluding part, as of a proceeding; fag end: *She stood, sweating gently, considering without humour the farcical necessity of a wood fire in the blistering tag end of February. –james mcqueen, 1984 …  

  • tag end — 1. the last or final part of something: They came in at the tag end of the performance. 2. a random scrap, fragment, or remnant. [1810 20] * * * …   Universalium

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