that is that

idiom

variants or that's that
used to say that a decision or situation cannot be changed
I won't sell it for less than 50 dollars and that is that.
I'm not going and that's that.

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And part of the reason for that is that once they're done, they're done. Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025 Not many people have a reel that is that varied. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 A lot of that is that the roster isn’t very good. Zach Harper, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025 One explanation for that is that capsaicin reduces inflammation and can help lower your blood pressure. Diana Hubbell, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for that is that

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“That is that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/that%20is%20that. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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