Japanese/Grammar/～あげく（に）

Forms

 * 1) * vた+あげく
 * 2) * nの+あげく
 * 3) 挙句 can be used after the plain past tense of a clause, indicating that the remainder of the sentence has taken place after that clause has been completed, emphasizing how long the event described by the clause took to be accomplished.
 * 4) * 散々考えた挙げ句、その計画を実行にうつした.
 * Finally, after thinking long and hard, I put the plan into effect.
 * 1) * 彼女はいろいろと悩んだあげく、結婚をやめてしまった.
 * After thinking for a long time, she canceled the wedding.