end of story

noun phrase

informal
used to say that there is nothing more to say about something
He yelled at me, and I left. End of story.

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Get the recipe Buttery Toasted Pecans Pecans are the South's favorite nut—end of story. Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025 When an artist paints two objects standing side by side on a flat surface, the rules of perspective say that whichever one’s bottom is lower is closer to us, end of story, but for Morandi that’s just the start. Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025

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“End of story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20of%20story. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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