Idiom
has left the building
Meaning
Something is gone and never coming back.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The chance to win the game has left the building.”
“After the last train departed the station, the possibility of getting home tonight has left the building.”
“Once the final deadline passed without a submission, any hope of securing the contract had clearly left the building.”
Examples
simple
“The chance to win the game has left the building.”
contextual
“After the last train departed the station, the possibility of getting home tonight has left the building.”
complex
“Once the final deadline passed without a submission, any hope of securing the contract had clearly left the building.”
Origin
Derived from Elvis has left the building.
Key words
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