A person, thing, etc, that is about as much as one can stand; the END, the LIMIT • usually highly complimentary (1950s+ Beat & cool talk)
Idioms and Phrases with living end, the
living end, the
The utmost in any situation, something quite extraordinary, as in When he threw the stereo out the window—well, that was the living end! or That performance was the living end. [ ; late 1930s ]