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end of the line

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Idioms and Phrases

Also, end of the road . The conclusion or final outcome. For example, The editorial pointed out that it was the end of the line for the President; he'd never be reelected , or It was obviously the end of the road for this television series . This idiom alludes to the point where a road or line stops. [c. 1900]

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But some are asking whether he has now reached the the end of the line.

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And while the website will continue, it is the end of the line for a very distinctive bit of British culture.

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The end of the line for Superman was met with an outpouring of grief from adrenaline junkies.

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In a recorded call, a Los Angeles County inmate recited a string of numbers to a woman on the other end of the line: “84, 89, 17, 17, 31 ...”

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“And this is not the end of the line.”

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