be-all and end-all

Noun

 * 1)  Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate.
 * He thought that cars were the be-all and end-all of life.
 * Profit is the be-all and end-all of business.

Translations

 * Czech: první a poslední
 * Finnish: kaikki kaikessa
 * French:
 * German:, Wichtigste, , Maß aller Dinge; negative: das ist auch nicht alles
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: ἀρχὴ καὶ τέλος
 * Portuguese: