say no more
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4.1
- idiom
- Informal
:
no hace falta decir más
- I promised to say no more...
- please, say no more
- Oh, say no more
And I was like, say no more, let's go get it.
- And I was like, say no more, let's go get it.
Examples
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And I was like, say no more, let's go get it.
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Then I'll say no more.
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And I was like, okay, say no more, right.
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I can say no more, except I love you.
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So we say no more about it.
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I will say no more.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Let's say no more on the subject.
Fiction book (2002) -
OK, say no more.
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Say no more.
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I understand your point completely; say no more.
Synonyms
49
5.3
To stop talking about an issue and accept it as it is
Stop discussing a topic and not talk about it more
How Detailed
14
3.4
- Informal
5
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'stop talking / no further explanation needed' is directly derivable from 'say' (to speak) combined with the phrase 'no more' (nothing further), forming an imperative that tells someone not to continue. This is a straightforward compositional negation structure common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase say no more comes from the image of a listener who hears enough and tells the speaker 'say no more' so they stop talking, showing they already understand. That's why it means 'no further explanation is needed'.