so much for
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Idiomatic An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something.
- For years, Volkswagen cars were designed to cheat on emissions tests. So much for "German engineering".
- Well, I guess it'll never work. So much for that idea.
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- So much for goodwill!
- Lukas Jensen replaced Roberts. The game restarted with an empty feeling around the ground.[…]So much for planning. A man down, Millwall sank back into a low block. Palace had all of the ball and all of the grass, generating a series of close-range scuffles and last-line wrestling matches.2025 March 1, Barney Ronay, “Crystal Palace through after Millwall keeper’s red for head-high tackle on Mateta”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2025:
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- kiss goodbye, so much, write off