ends up
Finally turns out
Ends up describes arriving at a final state or outcome, often unexpectedly or after a series of events: We took a wrong turn and ended up in New Jersey, She ended up becoming a lawyer after all.
The phrase suggests where things ultimately land rather than where they were headed: He always ends up paying for everyone.
- concludesBrings to an end
- culminatesReaches highest or final point
- happensComes about, unfolds
- turns outIs ultimately revealed
- becomesChanges into something else
comes to · results · finalizes · lands · settles · realization · gravitates · consequences · eventually · trapped · finally · come across · terminates · ultimately · arrives · stumble upon · ceases · discover