Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enough is enough

/iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables: enough is e-nough
IPA: /iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

One should be satisfied; nothing additional is required.

phrase

Especially as an expression of exasperation: the limit of patience or tolerance has been reached.

Example Sentences

"Here is enough, I am satisfied, (sayd he). / Since enough is enough, (sayd I), here may we / With that one word take end good, as may be geast: / For folke say, enough is as good as a feast."
"Learning is better than house or land. As for money, enough is enough; no man can enjoy more; and the less he can be contented with the wiser and better he is likely to be."
""Are n't you going to get any more while we have the chance?" grumbled Reddy. "Enough is enough," retorted Granny."
"Other administration officials have hinted the dollar may have to fall further, but President [Ronald] Reagan says enough is enough. "We're not doing anything to bring it down," Reagan said Tuesday in comments that sparked a slight dollar rally. "I don't look for a further decline, don't want a further decline from where it is right now.""
"With every new indignity served upon the United States by the fanatical Fidel Castro comes an immediate, and lasting, impulse to declare that enough is enough."
"“I want a crime bill that grabs violent criminals by the throat,” Mr. [Phil] Gramm said. […] “I am for rehabilitation. But there reaches a point where you've got to say, ‘Enough is enough.’”"

Etymology

Compare Dutch genoeg is genoeg, German genug ist genug, Yiddish גענוג איז גענוג (genug iz genug, “enough is enough”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/
British English: /ɪˌnʌf‿ɪz ɪˈnʌf/

Synonyms

enough is as good as a feast enough is too much

Rhymes With

through enough stuff fair enough tough rough cough dough buff bluff puff cuff

Questions

How do you pronounce enough is enough?: The recorded pronunciation is /iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/.
What does enough is enough mean?: One should be satisfied; nothing additional is required.
Where does enough is enough come from?: Compare Dutch genoeg is genoeg, German genug ist genug, Yiddish גענוג איז גענוג (genug iz genug, “enough is enough”).

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