A MEANS TO AN END


Meaning of A MEANS TO AN END in English

a thing or action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving sth else :

He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.