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end up (doing something or going somewhere) What does end up (doing something or going somewhere) mean?	to do something that one had not planned to do, to go somewhere one had not planned to go	We ended up going to a restaurant after the movie last night.
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come to naught What does "come to naught" mean?	to end in failure	Our efforts to find a new apartment have come to naught.

Spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar What does "Spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar" mean?	(UK) If someone spoils the ship for a ha'pworth (halfpenny's worth) of tar, they spoil something completely by trying to make a small economy.
carry over figures/numbers/costs What does "carry over figures/numbers/costs" mean?	to transfer a figure or number or cost from one column or time to another	Our company will carry over last year's losses to this year.
Drive you spare What does "Drive you spare" mean?	If someone or something drives you spare, it is extremely annoying.
Come out of the woodwork What does "Come out of the woodwork" mean?	When things come out of the woodwork, they appear unexpectedly. ('Crawl out of the woodwork' is also used.)
crotch rot What does "crotch rot" mean?	fungal itch or rash in the crotch
pull (something) off What does "pull (something) off" mean?	to succeed in doing something difficult or impossible	The contract seemed impossible to win but we pulled it off through our skillful negotiating.
by the handful What does "by the handful" mean?	by the amount that one can measure in one handful	We were able to pick strawberries by the handful in the small field.

wack off What does "wack off" mean?	masturbate (men only)
sparg What does "sparg" mean?	asparagus
wind up What does "wind up" mean?	tighten the spring of a machine to make it work	Every night before he goes to bed my grandfather winds up his alarm clock.
hate (someone's) guts What does "hate (someone's) guts" mean?	to hate someone very much	I think that my neighbor hates my guts. He will never say hello to me.
pass the hat What does "pass the hat" mean?	to attempt to collect money for some project	We passed the hat in order to raise money for the movie projector.

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End Up (doing Something Or Going Somewhere) Idiom