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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Separating a brand from its operating structure is a business model that is still viewed somewhat skeptically by many in fashion, who wonder how sustainable the approach is and whether IP firms are ultimately something like the end of the line for distressed brands.
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Evan Clark, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
In other words, this isn’t the end of the line for your Ivy League dreams—a deferral simply means that the admissions committee wants to evaluate your application against the Regular Decision applicant pool.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Tisch said the suspect and the woman had been riding a subway train without any interaction between them to the end of the line in Brooklyn at around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The suspect and the woman, who have not been identified, were riding the F train to the end of the line in Brooklyn around 7:30 a.m., Tisch said.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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Evan Clark, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
In other words, this isn’t the end of the line for your Ivy League dreams—a deferral simply means that the admissions committee wants to evaluate your application against the Regular Decision applicant pool.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Tisch said the suspect and the woman had been riding a subway train without any interaction between them to the end of the line in Brooklyn at around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
The suspect and the woman, who have not been identified, were riding the F train to the end of the line in Brooklyn around 7:30 a.m., Tisch said.
—Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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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 17 Jan. 2025.
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