On End Meaning

On End is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) remarkably long; continuously. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

On End

(idiomatic) remarkably long; continuously

Example :   These batteries last for hours on end.upright; erect; endways1843 Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. 5, Twelfth Century  How silent, on the other hand, lie all Cotton-trades and such like; not a steeple-chimney yet got on end from sea to sea!1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8  When he was dried he struggled into his shirt. Then, ruddy and shiny, with hair on end, and his flannelette shirt hanging over his pit-trousers, he stood warming the garments he was going to put on.

Meaning of On End

On End is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. On End stands for (idiomatic) remarkably long; continuously. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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