say no more

say no more — 慣用語

1. something you say to let someone know that you already understand the situation

1.慣用語B2
釋義

不用說;懂了

打斷對方,表示已完全理解暗示

something you say to let someone know that you already understand the situation they are hinting at or suggesting, so they can stop explaining.

例句

The night-shift nurse hinted the patient was rude, and Dr. Okafor said, "Say no more."

夜班護士暗示那位病人態度很差,Dr. Okafor 只說了一句:「Say no more。」

standalone spoken phrase used as a friendly cut-off

The neighbour found my lost wallet on the porch, and I laughed, saying, "Say no more."

鄰居在門廊上找到了我遺失的錢包,我笑著說:「Say no more。」

同義詞
  • enough said

    similar meaning and register; 'enough said' can be a bit more dismissive

  • I get it

    more general; does not carry the 'hint-understood' nuance as strongly

  • I see what you mean

    more formal and more explicit; less idiomatic

反義詞
  • tell me more

    opposite intent — you want the other person to continue explaining

文法句型

someone says 'Say no more' as a reply

用法筆記

This is a fixed interjection used only as a direct reply in conversation. It cannot be conjugated (e.g. 'I said no more') or used in narrative past tense to mean 'stopped speaking' — that is a different, literal meaning of the same words.

常見錯誤

She said no more about the accident.
She didn't say anything else about the accident.
'Say no more' as an idiom is only used as a direct spoken reply to someone, not as a narrative description of stopping speech.