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Phrase(s): the end of the road [and] the end of the line
1. Lit. the place where the road stops; the end of the route, such as a bus, train, or subway route. • Our house is at the end of the road. • We drove to the end of the road and began our hike into the mountains. 2. Fig. the end of the whole process. • When we reach the end of the road on this project, we’ll get paid. • You’ve come to the end of the line. I’ll not lend you another penny. 3. Euph. death. • When I reach the end of the road, I wish to be buried in a quiet place, near some trees. • She was nearly ninety when she came to the end of the line.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs