enough is enough

enough is enough
enough is enough
The current state of affairs can no longer be tolerated
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enough is enough spoken phrase
used for saying that something must stop
Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop doing somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym
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no more will be tolerated

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enough is enough
— used to say that you want something to stop because you can no longer accept or deal with it

I don't mind loaning her a bit of money now and then, but enough is enough!

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eˌnough is eˈnough idiom
(saying) used when you think that sth should not continue any longer
Main entry:enoughidiom

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