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end of story

end of story phrase: indicating that is as much as one knows, or one is prepared to reveal or is willing to discuss regarding the subject.

Phrase

end of story

  1. (colloquial) Indicating that is as much as one knows, or one is prepared to reveal or is willing to discuss regarding the subject.
  2. (colloquial) That is the definitive fact; there can be no argument.
    • If you don't want to move back to the States, we won't. End of story.2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke)
    • “You doxx, you get suspended, end of story,” he said, and then abruptly left the call.2022 December 16, Bernhard Warner, quoting Elon Musk, “Musk Faces Growing Anger Over Twitter Ban of Journalists”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Questions about end of story

What does end of story mean?
End of story means indicating that is as much as one knows, or one is prepared to reveal or is willing to discuss regarding the subject.
What part of speech is end of story?
End of story is a phrase.

Words near end of story in the dictionary

  1. end of days
  2. end of discussion
  3. end of history
  4. end of life
  5. end of quote
  6. end of story
  7. end of terrace
  8. end of the day
  9. end of the line
  10. end of the rainbow
  11. end of the road

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