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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Warehouse: Songs and Stories was the end of the road, though, with Hüsker Dü disbanding less than a year after its release.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2025
Red and rusty, the reliable car has now come to the end of the road, Bragg added.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Naomi Watts almost made it to the end of the road in Hollywood before her longtime friend and collaborator David Lynch — who died last week at age 78 — cast her in the iconic 2001 noir Mulholland Drive.
—EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
As results are released in the coming weeks, keep in mind that a deferral or rejection isn’t the end of the road—many students find their best fits through Early Decision II or Regular Decision.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 4 Feb. 2025
Red and rusty, the reliable car has now come to the end of the road, Bragg added.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Naomi Watts almost made it to the end of the road in Hollywood before her longtime friend and collaborator David Lynch — who died last week at age 78 — cast her in the iconic 2001 noir Mulholland Drive.
—EW.com, 21 Jan. 2025
As results are released in the coming weeks, keep in mind that a deferral or rejection isn’t the end of the road—many students find their best fits through Early Decision II or Regular Decision.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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