the end of the ball game



the end of the ball game

Fig. the end of some process; the end of life. Well, the car broke down. I guess that's the end of the ball game. It looked like the end of the ball game as we sped too fast around the curve.
See also: ball, end, game, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tacitotah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Acketts['ækits]
StevieSTEE-veeEnglish
Bo (1)-Swedish, Danish
AdÉLAH-dayl  Hungarian
Ikraam-Arabic