Phrase guide

enough is enough

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˌnʌf‿ɪz ɪˈnʌf/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /iˌnʌf‿ɪz iˈnʌf/
  • General-American: /ə-/
  • rhymes with -ʌf

1

phrase

Meaning 1

One should be satisfied; nothing additional is required.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enough is as good as a feast

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enough is too much

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: liika on liikaa — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • German: genug ist genug — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Hungarian: ennyi elég (volt) — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Italian: nulla da aggiungere — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Macedonian: до́волно е (dóvolno e) — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Polish: wystarczy — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Portuguese: já é o suficiente — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Russian: хоро́шенького понемно́жку (xoróšenʹkovo ponemnóžku) — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Tagalog: tama na — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Welsh: digon yw digon — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Welsh: dyna ddigon — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Welsh: dyna hen ddigon — one should be satisfied; nothing additional is required
  • Arabic: بَلَغَ السَّيْلُ الزُّبَى (balaḡa s-saylu z-zubā) — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Arabic: طَفَحَ الْكَيْلُ (ṭafaḥa l-kaylu) — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Armenian: հերիք եղավ, բոլ եղավ (herikʻ eġav, bol eġav) — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Chinese Mandarin: 適可而止 /适可而止 (shìkě'érzhǐ) — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Chinese Mandarin: 夠了 /够了 (gòu le) — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Finnish: liika on liikaa — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Finnish: jo riittää — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Finnish: mitta on täysi — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • French: ça commence à bien faire — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • French: trop c'est trop — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • French: c'en est assez — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • French: il suffit — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • French: ça suffit — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • German: das Maß ist voll — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • German: jetzt schlägt's dreizehn — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • German: es reicht jetzt — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • German: genug ist genug — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Hungarian: ami sok, az sok — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Italian: quando è troppo è troppo — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Norwegian: nok er nok — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Polish: miarka się przebrała — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Portuguese: basta! — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Portuguese: já basta! — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Portuguese: já chega! — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Russian: с меня́ хва́тит (s menjá xvátit) — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Spanish: ya basta — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Spanish: ya es suficiente — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Swedish: måttet är rågat — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Swedish: nu räcker det — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Swedish: det räcker — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Swedish: nu får det vara nog — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Swedish: nu är det nog — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Tagalog: tama na — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Welsh: digon yw digon — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Welsh: dyna ddigon — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Welsh: dyna hen ddigon — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached
  • Yiddish: גענוג איז גענוג (genug iz genug) — limit of patience or tolerance has been reached