will never hear the end of it
informalDefinition
› If you say you will never hear the end of it, you mean that someone is repeatedly going to speak proudly, disapprovingly, etc. about something: If Linda gets that promotion, we'll never hear the end of it.Saying againSaying and uttering
(Definition of will never hear the end of it from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- din sth into sb phrasal verb
- drill verb (PRACTISE)
- echo verb (SIMILAR DETAILS)
- flog sth to death idiom
- go/run round in circles idiom
- hammer sth into sb phrasal verb
- inculcate verb
- labour the point idiom
- not hear the end/last of sth idiom
- paraphrase verb
- parrot-fashion adverb
- rake over sth phrasal verb
- recapitulate verb
- regurgitate verb
- rehash noun
- rehearse verb
- reiterate verb
- relay verb
- tautology noun
- trot sth out phrasal verb
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