say no more

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Phrase

say no more

1. (idiomatic, humorous) What has already been said conveys all the meaning and information needed to draw a conclusion concerning a matter which it would be imprudent to discuss further.
   • 2004 March 1, Sora Song, “Fake an Orgasm, Fend Off a Rabbit”, in Time, retrieved 19 September 2015:

     Last week the Brits appropriated a couple of all-American icons—persnickety Sally Albright and her friend Harry Burns—when the stage play of Rob Reiner's 1989 classic When Harry Met Sally opened in London's West End. . . . Next spring Americans will get their return when the musical version of Monty Python and the Holy Grail debuts on Broadway. The show will be called Spamalot. Say no more.

   • 2013 May 8, “Most controversial music videos”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 19 September 2015:

     Nas walked through the garden of Gethsemane in his 1999 music video. Other scenes featured the rapper being crucified on the cross. Say no more.

   • 2015 May 27, “Jonathan Franzen Talks Up, and Around, His New Novel”, in New York Times, retrieved 19 September 2015:

     Those who left early missed a highlight of the event, a self-described "rising sophomore at the University of Connecticut" telling Franzen that The Corrections was the basis for her project on the "depressed male protagonist in post-9/11 literature."
     "Say no more," answered a surprised, but amused Franzen.

2. (MLE, MTE) A standard formula to end a conversation, i.e. bye, see you soon.

   Synonyms: say nothing, say none

   Antonym: what you saying

Translations

Translations

• Czech: škoda slov
• French: ne pas en dire plus
• Greek: άλλα λόγια ν' αγαπιόμαστε (el) (álla lógia n' agapiómaste)
• Polish: nic więcej nie mów
• Russian: ни сло́ва бо́льше (ni slóva bólʹše)
• Spanish: no se hable más

See also

• say it all

Further reading

• “say no more”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.