end all be all
有时候也说成be all end all, 或者be all and end all, 也有连字符的形式。
the most important thing
最重要的事;一切的一切
We all agreed that winning was not the be-all and end-all.
我们都同意,获胜并不是最重要的事情。
It was the period when everyone saw men in space as the be-all and end-all of space exploration.
那时候,人人都把载人上太空看作是太空探索最重要的事。