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Home N1 Grammar Pattern List 〜始末だ

N1

始末しまつ

Meaning

States that things went in a bad direction and ended in such a terrible result. Recounts an undesirable outcome with lament or exasperation over how it came about.

Examples
  1. 忠告を無視し続けた挙げ句、借金まみれになる始末だ。 After ignoring all advice, he ended up drowning in debt.