BE-ALL AND END-ALL
Meaning of BE-ALL AND END-ALL in English
/bee"awl' euhnd end"awl'/
the central and all-important part: His work was the be-all and end-all of his existence.
[ 1595-1605 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.
Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .
2012