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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On the other hand, Derek Ryan looks like a player who has reached the end of the line as an NHL player.
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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Killeen walked us to the end of the line and picked up a pig that had been there for a while, then passed it to the Mayor, who tested its weight in his hands.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The idea, fanciful or otherwise, had been for my grandfather and me to go to Japan together, but this would be the end of the line for him.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
Near the end of the line, Kellen greeted Frederick with a fist-bump before plopping down on a couch to catch up with his best friend, Nolan Robbins, and his other classmates.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Killeen walked us to the end of the line and picked up a pig that had been there for a while, then passed it to the Mayor, who tested its weight in his hands.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The idea, fanciful or otherwise, had been for my grandfather and me to go to Japan together, but this would be the end of the line for him.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
Near the end of the line, Kellen greeted Frederick with a fist-bump before plopping down on a couch to catch up with his best friend, Nolan Robbins, and his other classmates.
—Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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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 20 Feb. 2025.
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