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so much for

so much for phrase: an expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.

Phrase

so much for

  1. (idiomatic) An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.
    • For years, Volkswagen cars were designed to cheat on emissions tests. So much for "German engineering".
    • Well, I guess it'll never work. So much for that idea.

Examples of so much for in a sentence

  • So much for goodwill!
  • The game restarted with an empty feeling around the ground.[…]So much for planning.2025 March 1, Barney Ronay, “Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta”, in The Guardian, archived...

Questions about so much for

What does so much for mean?
So much for means an expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.
How do you use so much for in a sentence?
So much for goodwill!
What part of speech is so much for?
So much for is a phrase.

Words near so much for in the dictionary

  1. so many
  2. so mickle
  3. so mote it be
  4. so much
  5. so much as
  6. so much for
  7. so much so
  8. so much the better
  9. so much the worse
  10. so much the worse for
  11. so much win

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