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the end of the line/road
idiom
the point at which it is no longer possible to continue with a process or activity: （过程或活动的）尽头；穷途末路
at the end of the line/roadWe've struggled on for as long as we could, but now we're at the end of the line.我们一直在尽己所能勉力维持，但是现在我们是山穷水尽了。
reach the end of the line/roadWhen the bank refused to lend us any more money we realized we'd reached the end of the road.当银行拒绝再给我们贷款的时候，我们意识到已经走投无路了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Ends and endings
abrupt end
accomplishment
at the close of something
break
break something up
cessation
conclusion
death
ending
endpoint
era
expiration
expiry
finalization
swansong
tailpiece
terminable
terminative
the tail end
twilight
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