Engage in small talk
To talk about minor things rather than more important things.The sales staff engaged in some small talk before the meeting.
End up with (something)
To get something as a result of something.I ended up with a cold last weekend after being outside in the rain.
End up (somewhere)
To finish at a certain place.We ended up at a small coffee shop near the restaurant.
End up (going somewhere)
To go somewhere where you had not planned to go.We ended up going to a restaurant after the movie last night.
End up (doing something)
To do something that one had not planned to do, to finally be or do something.I ended up studying rather than going to a movie last night.
End product
The final result.The end product of the survey was a better understanding of how things are working in our company.
End of one`s rope
The last of one`s ability or ideas about how to do something.I am at the end of my rope regarding what to do about my job.
An end in itself
Something that one wants specifically for itself and not as a way to do or get something else.For many people travelling is an end in itself and... Read more →
Emperor’s new clothes
Used when many people believe something that is not true, a situation in which people are afraid to criticize something because everyone else... Read more →
Eleventh-hour decision
A decision that is made at the last possible minute.The government made an eleventh-hour decision to save the hospital.