So much for that.

So much for that.
So much for that.
That is the end of that.; We will not be dealing with that anymore. •

John tossed the stub of a pencil into the trash. “So much for that,” he muttered, fishing through his drawer for another.

Mother: Here, try some carrots. Child (brushing the spoon aside): No! No! Mother: Well, so much for that.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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