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Related to already: All ready

all right(y) already

Please stop; that's enough. Typically used as an expression of frustration. All right already! We can have pizza for dinner tonight, just stop whining about it! All righty already! I'm turning off the TV because I can't watch that movie one more time!

Enough already!

Stop; that's enough. An imperative for one to stop doing what they're doing. Enough already! I've heard everything you have to say—now, I need some time to make my own decision.

that ship (has) already sailed

Some option, choice, or opportunity is no longer available or possible. I thought I'd still be eligible for their internship program, but it sounds like that ship already sailed. If you were hoping to ask Mollie out, that ship has already sailed—she's going to the dance with Peter.

that train (has) already left the station

Some option, choice, or opportunity is no longer available or possible. I thought I'd still be eligible for their internship program, but it sounds like that train already left the station. If you were hoping to ask Mollie out, that train has already left the station—she's going to the dance with Peter.

See also: already, left, station, that, train

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

All right(y) already!

Inf. an impatient way of indicating agreement or acquiescence. Alice: All right already! Stop pushing me! Mary: I didn't do anything! Bill: Come on! Get over here! Bob: All righty already! Don't rush me!

All right already!

and All righty already!

phr. All right!; Okay. (The second version is more comical than rude.) All right already! Stop pushing me!

All righty already!

verb

See All right already!

Enough, already!

exclam. That is enough! Stop! Please stop! Enough, already!

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

All right already!
all right(y) already
All righty already!
alrighty
righty
stop sleeping on (someone or something)
enough is enough
Enough, already!
ride on
ride on (something)

References in classic literature

Then I returned through the pine wood, neck-high with red weed here and there, to find the landlord of the Spotted Dog had already found burial, and so came home past the College Arms.

War Of The Worlds

The retiring managers had already handed over to their successors the two tiny master-keys which opened all the doors--thousands of doors-- of the Opera house.

Phantom of the Opera

Everything essential had already been done; feet, hands, necks, and ears washed, perfumed, and powdered, as befits a ball; the openwork silk stockings and white satin shoes with ribbons were already on; the hairdressing was almost done.

War and Peace

And this slow spider which creepeth in the moonlight, and this moonlight itself, and thou and I in this gateway whispering together, whispering of eternal things--must we not all have already existed?

Thus Spake Zarathustra

He heard her not, for he was already by the side of Mohegan, who yielded his blanket without a question, retaining his seat with Indian dignity and composure, though his own situation was even more critical than that of the others.

Had the flames spread on that rock with half the quick ness with which they leaped from bush to tree in other parts of the mountain, our painful task would have soon ended; for they would have consumed already the captives they inclosed.

The thin covering of earth on the rock supported but a scanty and faded herbage, and most of the trees that had found root in the fissures had already died, during the in tense heats of preceding summers.

That fatal moment seemed now to have arrived, for the hissing steams of the spring appeared to be nearly exhausted, and the moss of the rocks was already curling under the intense heat, while fragments of bark, that yet clung to the dead trees, began to separate from their trunks, and fall to the ground in crumbling masses.

Pioneers

When he got near the battlefield a great part of the king's men had already fallen, and little was wanting to make the rest give way.

'That I may catch the king's daughter's golden apple.' 'It is as safe as if you had it already,' said Iron Hans.

Give me your daughter to wife.' The maiden laughed, and said: 'He does not stand much on ceremony, but I have already seen by his golden hair that he was no gardener's boy,' and then she went and kissed him.

Fairy Tales

I had already come to the conclusion, since there were no signs of a struggle, that the blood which covered the floor had burst from the murderer's nose in his excitement.

It told me that Drebber had already applied for the protection of the law against an old rival in love, named Jefferson Hope, and that this same Hope was at present in Europe.

"I had already determined in my own mind that the man who had walked into the house with Drebber, was none other than the man who had driven the cab.

A Study In Scarlet

With these they supply their own wants and caprices, and carry on the internal trade for horses already mentioned.

Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountain

词组	already
释义	already Related to already: All ready all right(y) already Please stop; that's enough. Typically used as an expression of frustration. All right already! We can have pizza for dinner tonight, just stop whining about it! All righty already! I'm turning off the TV because I can't watch that movie one more time! See also: all, already Enough already! Stop; that's enough. An imperative for one to stop doing what they're doing. Enough already! I've heard everything you have to say—now, I need some time to make my own decision. See also: enough that ship (has) already sailed Some option, choice, or opportunity is no longer available or possible. I thought I'd still be eligible for their internship program, but it sounds like that ship already sailed. If you were hoping to ask Mollie out, that ship has already sailed—she's going to the dance with Peter. See also: already, sail, ship, that that train (has) already left the station Some option, choice, or opportunity is no longer available or possible. I thought I'd still be eligible for their internship program, but it sounds like that train already left the station. If you were hoping to ask Mollie out, that train has already left the station—she's going to the dance with Peter. See also: already, left, station, that, train Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. All right(y) already! Inf. an impatient way of indicating agreement or acquiescence. Alice: All right already! Stop pushing me! Mary: I didn't do anything! Bill: Come on! Get over here! Bob: All righty already! Don't rush me! See also: all, right McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. All right already! and All righty already! phr. All right!; Okay. (The second version is more comical than rude.) All right already! Stop pushing me! See also: all, right All righty already! verb See All right already! See also: all, righty Enough, already! exclam. That is enough! Stop! Please stop! Enough, already! McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: All right already! all right(y) already All righty already! alrighty righty stop sleeping on (someone or something) enough is enough Enough, already! ride on ride on (something) References in classic literature Then I returned through the pine wood, neck-high with red weed here and there, to find the landlord of the Spotted Dog had already found burial, and so came home past the College Arms. War Of The Worlds The retiring managers had already handed over to their successors the two tiny master-keys which opened all the doors--thousands of doors-- of the Opera house. Phantom of the Opera Everything essential had already been done; feet, hands, necks, and ears washed, perfumed, and powdered, as befits a ball; the openwork silk stockings and white satin shoes with ribbons were already on; the hairdressing was almost done. War and Peace And this slow spider which creepeth in the moonlight, and this moonlight itself, and thou and I in this gateway whispering together, whispering of eternal things--must we not all have already existed? Thus Spake Zarathustra He heard her not, for he was already by the side of Mohegan, who yielded his blanket without a question, retaining his seat with Indian dignity and composure, though his own situation was even more critical than that of the others. Had the flames spread on that rock with half the quick ness with which they leaped from bush to tree in other parts of the mountain, our painful task would have soon ended; for they would have consumed already the captives they inclosed. The thin covering of earth on the rock supported but a scanty and faded herbage, and most of the trees that had found root in the fissures had already died, during the in tense heats of preceding summers. That fatal moment seemed now to have arrived, for the hissing steams of the spring appeared to be nearly exhausted, and the moss of the rocks was already curling under the intense heat, while fragments of bark, that yet clung to the dead trees, began to separate from their trunks, and fall to the ground in crumbling masses. Pioneers When he got near the battlefield a great part of the king's men had already fallen, and little was wanting to make the rest give way. 'That I may catch the king's daughter's golden apple.' 'It is as safe as if you had it already,' said Iron Hans. Give me your daughter to wife.' The maiden laughed, and said: 'He does not stand much on ceremony, but I have already seen by his golden hair that he was no gardener's boy,' and then she went and kissed him. Fairy Tales I had already come to the conclusion, since there were no signs of a struggle, that the blood which covered the floor had burst from the murderer's nose in his excitement. It told me that Drebber had already applied for the protection of the law against an old rival in love, named Jefferson Hope, and that this same Hope was at present in Europe. "I had already determined in my own mind that the man who had walked into the house with Drebber, was none other than the man who had driven the cab. A Study In Scarlet With these they supply their own wants and caprices, and carry on the internal trade for horses already mentioned. Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountain
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