"all ends up" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-us-all ends up.oga [US]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} all ends up (not comparable)
  1. (informal, idiomatic, UK) Completely; totally. Tags: UK, idiomatic, informal, not-comparable
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