Manage
Wind up
Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- The Gay Mafia strongarms Denzel by saying that if he doesnt manage Steve's music career according to their specifications, he'll wind up in a ditch with his dick in his mouth.
Source: Western Animation / Brickleberry - Even if you manage to eliminate most of their generals, you'll still wind up throwing tens of thousands of men into a meat grinder against them.
Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Video Games -
The bad guys wanted knowledge, so they wind up with a batch of 20th-century military doctrinal manuals (which they eventually manage to translate and use).
Source: Summon Everyman Hero
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