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 so the implication of that is that individual cells can be alive for thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, maybe hundreds of thousands of years, without ever making a new cell. Laura Poppick, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Complementing that is that over 80% of employers say remote working options are critical to attracting and retaining talent in their organizations. Bankim Chandra, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025 There is not a shop vac on the planet that is that cheese-capable. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025 The issue with a lower number of births, taking place while the elderly live longer, means that is that the country is headed for a time when there are more elderly, dependent people than there are working-age people. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 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 7 Sep. 2025.

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