the end of the line
noun phrase
informal
: the end (as of a condition or situation)
It will be the end of the line for me unless there are some changes around here.
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Free space: A little larger than macOS 14 The macOS 13 Ventura update a couple of years ago was the end of the line for a big hodgepodge of different Mac hardware, and removing the files needed to support that hardware saved quite a bit of space in macOS.
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
The fourth inning was the end of the line for Yamamoto, who hadn’t thrown more than two innings in either of his minor-league rehab starts in recent weeks.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
That was the end of the line for Manaea (8-5) in his shortest outing of the season (three innings).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
Heavy equipment over the next few weeks will tear down the entire center building at the dilapidated plaza, the end of the line for what was once East Hartford’s thriving retail hub.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
The fourth inning was the end of the line for Yamamoto, who hadn’t thrown more than two innings in either of his minor-league rehab starts in recent weeks.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
That was the end of the line for Manaea (8-5) in his shortest outing of the season (three innings).
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2024
Heavy equipment over the next few weeks will tear down the entire center building at the dilapidated plaza, the end of the line for what was once East Hartford’s thriving retail hub.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2024
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“The end of the line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20end%20of%20the%20line. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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