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the beginning and the end of smth.: сущность, основа чего-л.; ≈ альфа и омега

It is quite natural that poor intelligent men, seeing the power of money, should believe that economics were the beginning and end of every problem. (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part II, ch. 3) — Совершенно естественно, что, видя господство денег в стране, бедные, но рассудительные люди начинают понимать, что во главе угла любой проблемы лежит экономика.

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