that's all she wrote

== English == === Etymology === Unknown; circa 1940s; thought to be a reference to Dear John letters. Ernest Tubb recorded a song titled "That's All She Wrote" (sheet music published in 1942), but earlier printed references exist (e.g. The Brownsville Herald, June 1935). === Pronunciation === === Phrase === that's all she wrote (idiomatic, originally US) Indicating an abrupt termination of a project, or of one’s hopes or plans. ==== Translations ====