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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The station is the end of the line for R trains from Brooklyn on overnights.
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
If the appeal fails, that may finally be the end of the line for Samantha, freeing Meghan from a years long headache.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
So for Ford, 82, and Mirren, 79, the Season 2 finale appears to be the end of the line.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Either way, every time a flag flies, the fish at the end of the line could be something special.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025
If the appeal fails, that may finally be the end of the line for Samantha, freeing Meghan from a years long headache.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
So for Ford, 82, and Mirren, 79, the Season 2 finale appears to be the end of the line.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
Either way, every time a flag flies, the fish at the end of the line could be something special.
—Brad Dokken, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the end of the line
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“The end of the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20end%20of%20the%20line. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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