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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

What does it mean only the end?

-I let her down.

-But you came through
for her at the end.

We never would
have been --

-But it's only the end
because I wasn't here.

Because I gave up on her.

what does it mean came through and only the end?
  

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) phrase meaning to have met the need. "You came through for her," means you did what she needed, or maybe gave what she needed. " in this context this means that it would not have been the end if the speaker had been there.

  • ) phrase meaning to have met the need.
  • "You came through for her," means you did what she needed, or maybe gave what she needed.
  • " in this context this means that it would not have been the end if the speaker had been there.
  • So basically your phrase "only the end" means 'would not have otherwise been the end' I hope this helps.
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Came through- this is an English (maybe just American?) phrase meaning to have met the need. "You came through for her," means you did what she needed, or maybe gave what she needed.

"But it's only the end because I wasn't here." in this context this means that it would not have been the end if the speaker had been there. So basically your phrase "only the end" means 'would not have other
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You came through for her at the end. = [Finally/Eventually] you [supported/helped] her.

only the end: It's the end of the relationship only because I wasn't there is another way to word it.

only frequently occurs farther left in a sentence than you might expect it.

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To "come through" is a phrase for doing some expected task or responsibility. Here, it is meant as the opposit of "let down". Your question's second part about "only the end" is more difficult to explain. I think the speaker is explaining why there is an end for "you" to come through. "The end" is the end of the relationship between the speaker and "her" ("I gave up on her").

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