How to Pronounce "the end of the road"
expression
thuh END uhv thuh ROHD
thuh END ov thuh ROHD
Definition
This expression means the end of a process, situation, or journey, often when no further progress can be made. It can describe both literal and figurative endings.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɛnd/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈɹoʊd
British English
ðə, ði/ /ˈɛnd/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /ɹˈəʊd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
thuh END uhv thuh ROHD
UK
thuh END ov thuh ROHD
Listen in Context
When we reached the end of the road, we turned around.
The project has come to the end of the road.
For some patients, this treatment is the end of the road.
It looks like this is the end of the road for our team this season.