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so much for

idiom
Meaning

An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.


Examples
SIMPLE

So much for our plans to go to the beach today.

CONTEXTUAL

The car broke down on the highway, so much for our weekend road trip.

COMPLEX

After the final negotiations collapsed, the diplomat sighed, realizing that so much for the long-awaited peace treaty had been nothing more than wishful thinking.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    much ado about nothing

    A lot of fuss or bother about something trivial.

  2. 02

    much of a muchness

    Of two or more things, having little difference of any significance between them.

  3. 03

    not much of anything

    Very little; not a lot.

  4. 04

    protest too much

    To insist so passionately about something that people suspect the opposite of what one is saying.

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