"enough is enough" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /ɪˌnʌf‿ɪz ɪˈnʌf/ [Received-Pronunciation], /iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/ [General-American], /ə-/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌf Etymology: Compare Dutch genoeg is genoeg, German genug ist genug, Yiddish גענוג איז גענוג (genug iz genug, “enough is enough”). Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|genoeg is genoeg}} Dutch genoeg is genoeg, {{cog|de|genug ist genug}} German genug ist genug, {{cog|yi|גענוג איז גענוג|t=enough is enough}} Yiddish גענוג איז גענוג (genug iz genug, “enough is enough”) Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} enough is enough
  1. One should be satisfied; nothing additional is required. Synonyms: enough is as good as a feast Translations (one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required): liika on liikaa (Finnish), ennyi elég (volt) (Hungarian), nulla da aggiungere (Italian), до́волно е (dóvolno e) (Macedonian), wystarczy (Polish), já é o suficiente (Portuguese), tama na (Tagalog), digon yw digon (Welsh), dyna ddigon (Welsh), dyna hen ddigon (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-enough_is_enough-en-phrase-g1pVhsyY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English tautophrases, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 56 44 Disambiguation of English tautophrases: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required': 100 0
  2. Especially as an expression of exasperation: the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached. Synonyms: enough is too much Translations (limit of patience or tolerance has been reached): بَلَغَ السَّيْلُ الزُّبَى (balaḡa s-saylu z-zubā) (Arabic), طَفَحَ الْكَيْلُ (ṭafaḥa l-kaylu) (Arabic), հերիք եղավ, բոլ եղավ (herikʻ eġav, bol eġav) (Armenian), 適可而止 (Chinese Mandarin), 适可而止 (shìkě'érzhǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), liika on liikaa (Finnish), ça commence à bien faire (French), trop c’est trop (French), das Maß ist voll (German), jetzt schlägt's dreizehn (German), ami sok, az sok (Hungarian), quando è troppo è troppo (Italian), nok er nok (Norwegian), miarka się przebrała (Polish), basta! (Portuguese), já basta! (Portuguese), já chega! (Portuguese), ya basta (Spanish), ya es suficiente (Spanish), måttet är rågat (Swedish), tama na (Tagalog), digon yw digon (Welsh), dyna ddigon (Welsh), dyna hen ddigon (Welsh), גענוג איז גענוג (genug iz genug) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-enough_is_enough-en-phrase-iZT94xXy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of 'limit of patience or tolerance has been reached': 6 94

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        {
          "ref": "2022 September 11, Lee Hsin-fang, Jonathan Chin, “Letter calls for Taiwan’s UN inclusion”, in Taipei Times, Taipei, Taiwan: The Liberty Times Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-11, page 1",
          "text": "The \"continued exclusion of Taiwan from the UN system is not only unwise, unjust and unfair, but also is a blatant violation of the principles of universality and self-determination as enshrined in the UN Charter, and must be rectified immediately,\" they [organizations representing overseas Taiwanese communities] said. \"The time is now for the United Nations and the rest of the world to jointly stand up against China and its lawless and out-of-control bullying of Taiwan,\" they said, adding: \"Enough is Enough.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 February 22, Tom Harmon, “Open Access: Time for Action on Resolving Avanti’s West Coast Woes”, in Rail, number 977, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 62",
          "text": "On behalf of all the long-suffering passengers on the West Coast Main Line, enough is enough. Avanti needs to be put out of its misery … and soon.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Especially as an expression of exasperation: the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "expression",
          "expression#English"
        ],
        [
          "exasperation",
          "exasperation#English"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "patience",
          "patience"
        ],
        [
          "tolerance",
          "tolerance"
        ],
        [
          "reached",
          "reach#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "enough is too much"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˌnʌf‿ɪz ɪˈnʌf/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ə-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌf"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "liika on liikaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "ennyi elég (volt)"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "nulla da aggiungere"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "dóvolno e",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "до́волно е"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "wystarczy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "já é o suficiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "tama na"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "digon yw digon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "dyna ddigon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required",
      "word": "dyna hen ddigon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "balaḡa s-saylu z-zubā",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "بَلَغَ السَّيْلُ الزُّبَى"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṭafaḥa l-kaylu",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "طَفَحَ الْكَيْلُ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "herikʻ eġav, bol eġav",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "հերիք եղավ, բոլ եղավ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "適可而止"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shìkě'érzhǐ",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "适可而止"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "liika on liikaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "ça commence à bien faire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "trop c’est trop"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "das Maß ist voll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "jetzt schlägt's dreizehn"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "ami sok, az sok"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "quando è troppo è troppo"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "nok er nok"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "miarka się przebrała"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "basta!"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "já basta!"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "já chega!"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "ya basta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "ya es suficiente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "måttet är rågat"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "tama na"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "digon yw digon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "dyna ddigon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "dyna hen ddigon"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "genug iz genug",
      "sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
      "word": "גענוג איז גענוג"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enough is enough"
}

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