A bad/sticky end

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Negative Implication

Usually suggests the result is due to bad decisions or behavior.

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After cheating everyone, he met a bad end.

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Moral Undertone

Implies a sense of justice or moral lesson about life choices.

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Involved in corruption, the politician came to a bad end.

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Not Literal

Can be figurative, not always about death, but failure or ruin.

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His relentless gambling led to a bad end, losing his fortune.

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