the tail end
noun [S]Definition
C2 the final part: I only saw the tail end of the TV news. She was at the head of the queue but I was at the tail end.Ends and endings
(Definition of the tail end noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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