the means (to an end)
成語所屬單字meaner
the means (to an end) — 慣用語
1. the method or resources used to achieve a goal, where the focus is on the result
1.慣用語
釋義
the method or resources used to achieve a goal, where the focus is on the result rather than how it is achieved.
例句
For the struggling student, getting a part-time job was simply a means to an end — paying for tuition.
The manager saw the unpopular policy as a necessary means to an end, not something she enjoyed enforcing.