s'ha acabat el bròquil

Catalan
FWOTD – 4 December 2016

Etymology

Literally, “there's no more (green) cauliflower”.

Phrase

s'ha acabat el bròquil

  1. (idiomatic) used to indicate that something has ended, like a deception or someone's life
    • 2011, Blanca Busquets, La nevada del cucut:
      Després, s'ha acabat el bròquil perquè l'endemà sempre és dia de feina i sempre cal llevar-se d'hora.
      Afterwards, the gig was up because the next day is always a workday and we always have to get up early.

Further reading
  • “bròquil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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