end of the line

Idioms  

1. Also, end of the road. The conclusion or final outcome. For example, The editorial pointed out that it was the end of the line for the President; he'd never be reelected, or It was obviously the end of the road for this television series. This idiom alludes to the point where a road or line stops. [c. 1900]

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Example Sentences

It takes a certain kind of approach which combines listening closely and trying to understand the person on the other end of the line.

From BBC

It was Gary, who’d rushed up from the end of the line.

From Literature

Quickly, probably hoping that nobody would notice, Mr. Hodge looked back toward Gary, who was watching from the end of the line.

From Literature

“You’d like to terminate a pregnancy?” the person on the other end of the line confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times

This was followed by a long pause on his father’s end of the line.

From Literature