enough is enough

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Idioms and Phrases

One should be satisfied; stop, there should be no more. For example, No more speeches—enough is enough , or as Robert Southey put it ( The Doctor , 1834): “As for money, enough is enough; no man can enjoy more.” This expression already appeared in John Heywood's proverb collection of 1546 and is often used as an interjection (first example).

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“It’s kind of an ‘Enough is enough,’” said Horton, who serves on the board of directors of the Downtown Los Angeles Residents Assn., which advocates for more than 2,300 residents and community stakeholders.

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"Enough is enough, residents want to see an end to this."

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"At what point do we say enough is enough, because those young people did not deserve to die," says Anna.

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"We just hit them with overwhelming force and put Iran on notice that enough is enough," Waltz said on ABC News.

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He told Fox News: "We just hit them with overwhelming force and put Iran on notice that enough is enough."

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enough enough rope, give someone

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