enough is enough

Slang definitions & phrases for enough is enough

enough is enough

interjection

An exhortation to be done, to desist: More than a few descendants of immigrants are saying enough is enough (1546+)


Idioms and Phrases with enough is enough

enough is enough

One should be satisfied; stop, there should be no more. For example, No more speeches—enough is enough, or as Robert Southey put it (The Doctor, 1834): “As for money, enough is enough; no man can enjoy more.” This expression already appeared in John Heywood's proverb collection of 1546 and is often used as an interjection (first example).