The chance to win the game has left the building.
has left the building
idiomSomething is gone and never coming back.
Origin
disputed originDerived from Elvis 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.
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be left at the post
To be beaten from the beginning of a competition or race.
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be left holding the baby
To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.
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Elvis has left the building
A phrase used to announce the end of a show, usually one performed by an Elvis impersonator.
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exit stage left
An orderly and uneventful departure, timed so as not to detract or distract.
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go jump off a building
Used to tell someone to go away, or that their request will not be met.
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go left
To take a turn for the worse, to go horribly wrong.
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left turn
An unexpected change from the way things seemed to be going.
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two left feet
Clumsiness, especially at dancing or in sports involving kicking a ball.