"say no more" meaning in All languages combined

See say no more on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-say no more.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} say no more
  1. (idiomatic, humorous) What has already been said conveys all the meaning and information needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would be imprudent to discuss further. Tags: humorous, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-say_no_more-en-phrase-UnEU9wsO
  2. (MLE, MTE) A standard formula to end a conversation, i.e. bye, see you soon. Tags: Multicultural-London-English Synonyms: say nothing, say none Translations (Translations): škoda slov (Czech), ne pas en dire plus (French), άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε (álla lógia n' agapiómaste) (Greek), nic więcej nie mów (Polish), ни сло́ва бо́льше (ni slóva bólʹše) (Russian), no se hable más (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-say_no_more-en-phrase--yKdJ3t6 Categories (other): Multicultural London English, Multicultural Toronto English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: say it all

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