Elvis has left the building in English

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  "etymology_text": "Announced by promoter Al Dvorin at the end of Elvis Presley's concerts in the 1970s as a means to prevent pandemonium and mobbing.",
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        "(idiomatic) A phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator."
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  "etymology_text": "Announced by promoter Al Dvorin at the end of Elvis Presley's concerts in the 1970s as a means to prevent pandemonium and mobbing.",
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      "word": "has left the building"
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        "A phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator."
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        "(idiomatic) A phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator."
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}

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"Elvis has left the building" meaning in English

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