so much for

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so much for

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  1. idiomatic An expression of dismissiveness, disappointment, disregard, or resignation; something said upon rejecting, giving up on, quitting, or disposing of something. For years, Volkswagen cars were designed to cheat on emissions tests. So much for "German engineering".

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phrase an expression of dismissiveness or resignation

Españolpues vaya con
한국어조차도 jochado
中文也不過如此 /也不过如此 yě bùguò rúcǐ
Portuguêslá se vai, lá se foi, já era
Françaistant pis
Deutschso viel zum Thema ..., so viel dazu
Italianoalla faccia di, altro che
Русскийвот тебе́ и vot tebé i

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@misc{so_much_for_2026,
  title = {so much for},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/so%20much%20for},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}