English Explanatory Dictionary

that's all she wrote

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Indicating an abrupt termination of a project, or of one’s hopes or plans.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

that's all she wrote

Etymology

Unknown; circa 1940s; thought to be a reference to Dear John letters. Ernest Tubb recorded a song titled "That's All She Wrote" (sheet music published in 1942), but earlier printed references exist (e.g. The Brownsville Herald, June 1935).

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