that does it

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Meaning · English

That is the last straw, I have had enough.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đó là giọt nước cuối cùng, tôi đã hết kiên nhẫn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: those words conclude the matter
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

I've been waiting for an hour and now the store is closed, that does it.

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “that does it” mean?

That is the last straw, I have had enough. Literally: those words conclude the matter

Is “that does it” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.