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
Chestislav-Medieval Slavic
Ignatiusig-NAY-shəs (English)Late Roman
DarianDER-ee-ən, DAR-ee-ənEnglish
HajnalkaHAWY-nawl-kawHungarian
Kristijonas-Lithuanian
Cansu-Turkish