"that's that" meaning in English

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Phrase

Audio: En-au-that's that.ogg Forms: that was that [past]
Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|past tense|that was that}} that's that (past tense that was that)
  1. (idiomatic) There is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter and is not up for discussion or debate. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: it is what it is, there you are [British], and that's flat Translations (there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter): и толкова (i tolkova) (Bulgarian), daarmee uit (Dutch), punt uit (Dutch), basta (Dutch), se siitä (Finnish), sillä sipuli (Finnish), sillä siisti (Finnish), un point c’est tout (French), erről ennyit (Hungarian), téma lezárva (Hungarian), ennyi (Hungarian), végeztünk (Hungarian), és kész (Hungarian), sin é (Irish), questo è (Italian), punto e basta (Italian), e buona notte al secchio (Italian), bez dyskusji (Polish), bez gadania (Polish), fim de papo (Portuguese), a vida é assim (Portuguese), вот и всё (vot i vsjo) (Russian), y santas pascuas (Spanish), sanseacabó (Spanish), se acabó la fiesta (Spanish), y punto (Spanish), así es la vida (Spanish), y aquí paz, y después gloria (Spanish), så är det med det (Swedish), punkt slut (Swedish), och därmed basta (Swedish)

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          "word": "daarmee uit"
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "word": "un point c’est tout"
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
          "word": "sin é"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
          "word": "questo è"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
          "word": "a vida é assim"
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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          "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
          "word": "punkt slut"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "и толкова"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "daarmee uit"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "punt uit"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "basta"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "se siitä"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "sillä sipuli"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "sillä siisti"
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "un point c’est tout"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "erről ennyit"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "végeztünk"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "sin é"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "questo è"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "punto e basta"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "e buona notte al secchio"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "bez dyskusji"
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "bez gadania"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "fim de papo"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "a vida é assim"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "вот и всё"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "sanseacabó"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "así es la vida"
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      "word": "y aquí paz, y después gloria"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "så är det med det"
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      "sense": "there is nothing more to say or to do concerning the matter",
      "word": "punkt slut"
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