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Be-all and end-all

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate. idiomatic

    "He thought that cars were the be-all and end-all of life."

  2. 2
    the essential factor; the all-important element; the supreme aim wordnet

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