hear the last of

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hear the last of someone/something

to not have to deal with someone or something again. It's uncertain whether we've heard the last of the harassment case. Few believe Northern Ireland has seen the last of its troubles.

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Gradgrind, who had opened the door without being heard, 'to do nothing of that description, for goodness' sake, you inconsiderate girl, or I shall never hear the last of it from your father. Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context He said old Jeff Hooker would tell everybody, and we'd never hear the last of it. Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context But we don't want to be the laughing stock of this whole town, I reckon, and never hear the last of this thing as long as we live. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context More results

References in classic literature

Gradgrind, who had opened the door without being heard, 'to do nothing of that description, for goodness' sake, you inconsiderate girl, or I shall never hear the last of it from your father.

Hard Times by Dickens, Charles View in context

He said old Jeff Hooker would tell everybody, and we'd never hear the last of it.

Tom Sawyer Detective by Twain, Mark View in context

But we don't want to be the laughing stock of this whole town, I reckon, and never hear the last of this thing as long as we live.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context

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