that's all she wrote

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Meaning · English

Something has come to an end

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

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Literally: those are all the words she wrote
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The company went bankrupt, that's all she wrote

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's all she wrote” mean?

Something has come to an end Literally: those are all the words she wrote

Is “that's all she wrote” formal or informal?

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