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
Briggs[brigz]
Hedvig-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Vitus-Ancient Roman
TeppoTEP-poFinnish
GrÉTaGRAY-taw (Hungarian)Hungarian, Icelandic
Mahmoud-Arabic, Persian