See enough is enough in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1994 January 22, Richard L. Berke, “G.O.P. sees crime as a major issue”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-11, section 1, page 9:",
"text": "“I want a crime bill that grabs violent criminals by the throat,” Mr. [Phil] Gramm said. […] “I am for rehabilitation. But there reaches a point where you've got to say, ‘Enough is enough.’”",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013 September 25, Desmond Tutu, “Every Child Deserves a Quality Education”, in Forbes, New York, N.Y.: Forbes, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-09-11:",
"text": "What message are we sending our children? That they are not worthy of a basic & simple infrastructure. That they cannot be allowed the freedom to dream of a better way of learning, and a better way of life? […] Enough is enough! It is time for decisive leadership and immediate action.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"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": "quote"
},
{
"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": "quote"
}
],
"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"
]
},
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},
{
"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": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
"word": "c’en est assez"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
"word": "il suffit"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "limit of patience or tolerance has been reached",
"word": "ça suffit"
},
{
"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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