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.