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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Suppliers are squeezed by buyers who want lower prices and faster turnaround; buyers are squeezed by shareholders demanding higher margins; and workers get squeezed at the end of the line, bearing the brunt of both. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 13 Oct. 2025 Nevertheless, Huiberts does not see this as the end of the line. Quanta Magazine, 13 Oct. 2025 As Malone recounts in the book, Diller showed that pithy side in reacting to the end of the line for his quest for Paramount. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025 Emotions are writ large and loud in Ben Hania’s script, as Red Crescent workers weep for the young girl at the end of the line, and furiously argue among each other about the morally right course of action to take, versus the strictures of protocol. Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Sep. 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 18 Oct. 2025.

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