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at the sharp end

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /æt stressed ði ʃɑrp ˈend/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /æt stressed ði ʃɑrp ˈend/

Definitions of at the sharp end words

  • phrase at the sharp end If you say that someone is at the sharp end of a particular activity or type of work, you mean that they are involved in the most difficult or dangerous aspects of it. 3
  • noun at the sharp end involved in the area of any activity where there is most difficulty, competition, danger, etc 3
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Parts of speech for At the sharp end

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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at the sharp end popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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