end of story
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5.3
- idiom
- Informal
:
fin de la historia
- The guy is not being professional by owning up to his obligations when he signed his contract; end of story.
So I stopped being a Rep and, you know, get get into the car, end of story, right?
- So I stopped being a Rep and, you know, get get into the car, end of story, right?
- So there's some weight lifting because muscle is a priority period, end of story.
- The YouTube advertising strategy in a Geo targeted area is the cheapest and absolute best dollar you're going to spend period, end of story.
- If you do the work and you do it for a long enough time and you have at least average intelligence, you will be successful, period, end of story.
Examples
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There is no boom: this is how it should be, end of story.
Blog text (18) -
Young progressive voters will simply not show up at the polls for him, end of story.
Blog text (28) -
You keep your private life private-- end of story.
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I want them to stop, end of story.
Blog text (28) -
Money needs to be taken out of the formula, period, end of story.
Blog text (18) -
That's about it, end of story.
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There was no "online vote tabulation" sent to Karl Rove or anyone else, in Tennessee or anywhere else; period, end of story.
Blog text (28) -
I want them to stop, end of story.
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Look, I just told you: The bastard stole from me, I fired him... end of story.
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Money needs to be taken out of the formula, period, end of story.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The final part of something, like an event or story
398
1.0
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
167
2.2
The last part of an event, activity, or piece of writing
70
4.8
A final remark in a discussion to end the argument
37
5.1
A final decision that cannot be changed or discussed
1
9.2
The end when nothing more can be said or done
Antonyms
How Final
- Archaic
- Informal
37
5.1
- Informal
1
5.3
- Informal
1
9.2
- Informal
5
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents 'end' (final point) and 'story' (narrative) transparently signal finality, so a learner can infer that something is concluded. However, the pragmatic use to shut down further discussion ('the matter is settled') is a metaphorical/pragmatic extension of the literal meaning and not fully predictable from the parts alone. Because understanding the conversational function requires pragmatic transfer rather than simple composition, this is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
The phrase end of story comes from the simple picture of finishing a tale: when you reach the end of a story, there is nothing left to say. So people use it to show a decision is 'final' and there should be 'no more discussion'.