that's all she wrote

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,originallyUS)Indicating an abrupt termination of a project, or of one’s hopes or plans.1951,Jackie Brenston, “My Real Gone Rocket”:If you see a long yellow streak of all fine smoke / That’s my rocket pulling out,that’s all she wrote/[…]1951,Hank Williams, “Dear John”:There was a note upon my door... I won’t be back no more /That’s all she wrote, "Dear John".1963,Johnny Cash, “Jackson”:[…]Goodbye —that’s all she wrote.1980,Bruce Springsteen, “The River”:Then I got Mary pregnant and manthat was all she wrote/ And for my nineteenth birthday I got a union card and a wedding coat1987,Deep Purple, “Black And White”:Inside information taken down note by note / A silent footstepthat's all she wrote1990,Firehouse, “All She Wrote”:Bye bye, baby, bye-bye, she said in a letter / Andthat was all she wrote2004,Gaither Vocal Band, “I Catch 'Em, God Cleans 'Em”:He said a prayer, andthat was all she wrote2004, Michael Graves,A+ Guide to PC Hardware Maintenance & Repair, page525:I get five short beeps when the machine starts to boot, and thenthat's all she wrote[…]2016February 5,Wesley SchultzandJeremy Fraites, “Ophelia”, inCleopatra‎[1], performed byThe Lumineers:I, I, got a little paycheck / You got big plans and you gotta move / And I don't feel nothing at all / And you can't feel nothing small / "Honey, I love you",that's all she wrote

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