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German
Etymology
Literally, “tip of the flagpole”.
Noun
Ende der Fahnenstange n (strong, genitive Endes der Fahnenstange, no plural)
- (idiomatic) end of the line, end of the road
Das Ende der Fahnenstange ist noch lange nicht erreicht.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
2013, Ted Gaebler, Der innovative Staat: Mit Unternehmergeist zur Verwaltung der Zukunft, Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, page 15:Alle Verwaltungen der USA schienen gleichzeitig am Ende der Fahnenstange angelangt. Die Staaten kämpften mit Defiziten in Milliardenhöhe.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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