Idiom: a means to an end
Meaning
Idiom: a means to an end
- something that is done to obtain or achieve something else
Example sentences
- Going to college used to be a means to an end for young girls to find their future husbands.
- I hope volunteering here for a year will be a means to an end for getting hired here.
- Working as a caddy was just a means to an end to get close to CEOs and business executives.
- Modeling was really a means to an end for Angelina Jolie to get into acting.
- I see this unpaid internship as a means to an end for making important contacts at the United Nations.
- Don't worry, waitressing is just a means to an end for me.
- I'd hoped being an administrative assistant would be a means to an end for me but I'm still in the same role after four years.
- I hate college. It's just a means to an end for me to find a spouse.
Synonyms
- a ticket to something
- someone's best bet
- the way to go
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