Movatterモバイル変換


[0]ホーム

URL:


Jump to content
WiktionaryThe Free Dictionary
Search

say no more

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Phrase

[edit]

saynomore

  1. (idiomatic, often humorous) What has already been said conveys all themeaning andinformation needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would beimprudent to discuss further.
    • 2004 March 1, Sora Song, “Fake an Orgasm, Fend Off a Rabbit”, inTime, retrieved19 September 2015:
      Last week the Brits appropriated a couple of all-American icons—persnickety Sally Albright and her friend Harry Burns—when the stage play of Rob Reiner's 1989 classicWhen Harry Met Sally opened in London's West End. . . . Next spring Americans will get their return when the musical version ofMonty Python and the Holy Grail debuts on Broadway. The show will be calledSpamalot.Say no more.
    • 2013 May 8, “Most controversial music videos”, inIndependent, UK, retrieved19 September 2015:
      Nas walked through the garden of Gethsemane in his 1999 music video. Other scenes featured the rapper being crucified on the cross.Say no more.
    • 2015 May 27, “Jonathan Franzen Talks Up, and Around, His New Novel”, inNew York Times, retrieved19 September 2015:
      Those who left early missed a highlight of the event, a self-described "rising sophomore at the University of Connecticut" telling Franzen thatThe Corrections was the basis for her project on the "depressed male protagonist in post-9/11 literature."
      "Say no more," answered a surprised, but amused Franzen.
  2. (MLE, MTE, Commonwealth)Astandardformula toend aconversation, i.e.bye,see you soon.
    Synonyms:say nothing,say none
    Antonym:what you saying

Translations

[edit]
Translations

See also

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=say_no_more&oldid=83679927"
Categories:
Hidden categories:

[8]ページ先頭

©2009-2025 Movatter.jp