just like that

1. Suddenly and, sometimes, unexpectedly. For example, The alarm went off, just like that , or And then they walked out, just like that .

2. Also, like that . Very friendly or intimate with one another. For example, Bill and his boss often see each other socially; they are just like that , or Joe and Jane are always together; they're like that . This expression is usually emphasized by the speaker's holding up two fingers and either keeping them together or crossing them to show the closeness or intimacies of the parties being discussed. [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

Example Sentences

Just like that, his big play went down as a touchback, not a touchdown.

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Just like that, the Dodgers were down, 3-0.

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Just like that, Sánchez was knocked out of the game.

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"The whole building just - you heard a loud boom, and the thing just exploded, and it fell down just like that," said one witness who spoke with CBS News, BBC's US partner.

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Just like that bill increased ICE’s funding by billions of dollars, Lockjaw’s new group of bigot buddies aims to use their money to fund covert methods of “racial purification.”

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