to by było na tyle

Polish

Etymology

Conflation of to byłoby wszystko (“that would be all”) and to tyle na dziś (“that's it for today”). Coined by Jan Tadeusz Stanisławski as a way to jokingly end his radio program.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ bɨ ˈbɨ.wɔ na ˈtɨ.lɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɨlɛ

Phrase

to by było na tyle

1. (colloquial, idiomatic) this is it, that's a wrap (used to indicate that something has been finished, especially after a long speech or text)

Further reading

• to by było na tyle in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “TO BY BYŁO NA TYLE…”, in Narodowe Centrum Kultury‎^[1] (in Polish), (Can we date this quote?)