the end of the line
noun phrase
informal
: the end (as of a condition or situation)
It will be the end of the line for me unless there are some changes around here.
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That was the end of the line for Manaea (8-5) in his shortest outing of the season (three innings).
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
Heavy equipment over the next few weeks will tear down the entire center building at the dilapidated plaza, the end of the line for what was once East Hartford’s thriving retail hub.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
This is the end of the line for the 37-year-old’s illustrious track career after announcing earlier this year that Paris would be her fifth and final Olympic games.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 3 Aug. 2024
Repeat this pattern until the balloon gets all the way to the end of the line.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
Heavy equipment over the next few weeks will tear down the entire center building at the dilapidated plaza, the end of the line for what was once East Hartford’s thriving retail hub.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
This is the end of the line for the 37-year-old’s illustrious track career after announcing earlier this year that Paris would be her fifth and final Olympic games.
—Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 3 Aug. 2024
Repeat this pattern until the balloon gets all the way to the end of the line.
—Catherine Holecko, Parents, 30 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for the end of the line
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