"end of story" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} end of story
  1. (colloquial) That is as much as I know, am prepared to reveal or am willing to say about the subject. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: end of Synonyms (that is as much as I know, etc): end of, full stop [UK], period [US], that's that
    Sense id: en-end_of_story-en-phrase-sWHuNuzn Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English pro-sentences, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English pro-sentences: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 12 Disambiguation of 'that is as much as I know, etc': 100 0
  2. (colloquial) That is the definitive fact; there can be no argument. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: end of discussion
    Sense id: en-end_of_story-en-phrase-C7QgN089

Alternative forms

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