enough is enough

phrase

—used to say that one wants something to stop because one can no longer accept or deal with it
I don't mind lending her a bit of money now and then, but enough is enough!

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More than a hundred students, parents and teachers are calling on the Miami-Dade School Board to say enough is enough with laying down burning hot plastic turf in schools. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026 Today the jury joined families, educators, and child safety experts in saying enough is enough. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Mar. 2026 Hurzeler knows what is coming and decides enough is enough. — Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 Xcel Energy is asking the Public Utility Commission to raise electric rates by nearly 10% per month and gas rates by 11% per month this year primarily to cover the cost of building and maintaining infrastructure, but some people say enough is enough. — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enough is enough

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“Enough is enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enough%20is%20enough. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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