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.

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This development, on its surface, marked the end of the road for one of the defining leads of the antihero era, a role Hall had been playing for 15 years at the time. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024 While that means the end of the road for redraft players, the off-season is the most important time of the year for dynasty managers. —

Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Plus, Agatha All Along gets to the end of the road — and hopefully Billy Maximoff, a.k.a. —

Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024 Larry Russ, the family’s attorney, said this is not the end of the road for the brand, but could not share more information. —

Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the end of the road

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