enough is enough

idiom

used to say that one wants something to stop because one can no longer accept or deal with it
I don't mind lending her a bit of money now and then, but enough is enough!

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In his writing, composing and staging, Bauman doesn’t know when enough is enough. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025 The Berber Lodge is an enchanting set of low-lying adobe buildings, laid out with the confidence of a man who knows when enough is enough. David Coggins, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025 In the process of developing the Library Master Plan, a comparative analysis of California library budgets discovered that the San Diego Public Library’s operating budget is already less than 70% of the state average — enough is enough. Patrick Stewart, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025 So enough is enough, Modano, Eruzione and McClanahan told this new generation of talented Americans. Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025 A number of European leaders now seem to have decided that enough is enough. Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2025 In an exclusive super tease, things seem to take a decidedly family therapy turn as those in HQ struggle to decide when enough is enough. Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025 An ‘enough is enough’ approach was needed against the middling Flyers. Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025 So, there's every reason for political leaders to recognize that enough is enough. Ashley Brown, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025

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“Enough is enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enough%20is%20enough. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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