the end of the road

noun phrase

informal

: the end (as of a condition or situation)

A loss in the primary elections will mean the end of the road for his campaign.

They reached the end of the road as a couple a long time ago.

Examples of the end of the road in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What also was achieved overnight from late Saturday evening until Sunday afternoon was the end of the road for Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Republican who voted against debating the bill and brought on the wrath of Trump promising a GOP primary next year. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025

Spike Lee believes he's reached the end of the road with longtime collaborator Denzel Washington. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 May 2025

What’s Next for Trump’s Tariff Agenda After Back-and-Forth Court Rulings But is not the end of the road for Trump’s tariffs in the courts, as the future of their legality is still in limbo amid ongoing appeals. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 May 2025

Attorneys in Hernandez’s case and others stress that the dismissals do not signify the end of the road for the Venezuelans deported to CECOT. —David Noriega, NBC news, 28 May 2025

Rhymes for the end of the road

• abode
• anode
• barcode
• bestowed
• boatload
• borrowed
• carload
• caseload
• cathode
• commode
• corrode
• crossroad