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the beginning of the end

the beginning of the end

Date: Jun 07 2007

Themes: News

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I think that in hindsight, it was the beginning of the end for Bush.”

- Michael Moore, documentary film maker, commenting on the effectiveness of his anti-Bush film, Fahrenheit 9/11. (Entertainment Weekly)

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

turning point

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

In Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore criticizes the way President George W. Bush handled the attack on the World Trade Centers. Moore released the film just before the election in 2004 hoping that it would cause Bush to lose. Though the movie was the most successful documentary of all time, Bush was still reelected.

But now, three years later, Moore looks back and sees Fahrenheit 9/11 as the beginning of the end for Bush, who is now disliked by 70% of Americans. Though Bush is still the President, his popularity has been steadily declining for a long time. Moore believes that his movie helped begin this process.

Michael Moore recognizes a beginning of an end in the past, but sometimes you can recognize the beginning of the end of something in the present. When you and your boyfriend have a fight and you can tell that you will break up soon, you can say, “This is the beginning of the end.”

Examples

1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.

“Next time my boss yells at me it will be the beginning of the end. I’ll resign to quit as soon as possible.”

“The Allied landing at Normandy is commonly regarded as the beginning of the end of World War II and Nazi Germany.”

Winners

1. Winners - See who guessed the slang definition correctly.

the time in a situation/process at which you are sure that it will finish/complete something.
by periwinkle.chic
First clear sign of the end.
by ssuja
It starts to decline.
by daniloprates
the beginning of the end means the moment when situation starts to be finished, usually we can recognize this moment with some untypical actions and etc..This moment can take about a week or months but everybody understands that it's the beginning of the end :)
by Zemfira
the start of the coming ruin
by grassheart
ibrass i think it is 'the end for bush'.he has just come to touch the end
by ibrass
a turning point towards finishing something; an event that starts a period of the last phase of a certain activity, career, etc
by snoggy
Delphin the final\end being soon
by Delphin
clestrad the beginning of the end, means that sth/sb is declining. It will never be as it was in the past.
by clestrad
the state of passing peak,facing to finishing up.
by Hugh Marr
Things going down, get worse.
by helenhorse
AliceAlice The date of expiracy of any situation is coming soon
by AliceAlice
Belizza something's decline starts
by Belizza
It means the beginning point of the ending progress.
by Sunnyzh
start of decline
by huckle189
Belizza means to start going down
by Belizza
Its result has been Known when it is begun.
by Tommy Lee
It is going to come to and end at last
by yashar25

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alikaan

alikaan

Italy

i love bush he is my hero…no no i love chavez.. he is real hero:H

09:26 AM Aug 25 2007 |

1 person likes this

victor25

victor25

Moldova, Republic Of

Bush is the worst president of US during the whole US history! What a shame like that!

11:54 AM Jun 13 2007 |

rascal22

rascal22

Taiwan

This is the beginning of the end when you slapped me.

01:41 AM Jun 11 2007 |

Josh K

Josh K

Guatemala

the final is coming soon

06:09 PM Jun 07 2007 |

marly2ramos

Philippines

for me the beginning of an end is a negative statement from which you ar pedecting the negative outcome! huh! where that came from???

04:55 AM Jun 07 2007 |

duke-nukem

duke-nukem

Germany

the beginnung of the end is when someone still contribute his efforts altough he knows he will loose

04:47 AM Jun 07 2007 |

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