Idiom
so much for
Meaning
An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“So much for our plans to go to the beach today.”
“The car broke down on the highway, so much for our weekend road trip.”
“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.”
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.”
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