Common American Phrases in Everyday Contexts (203 page)

That's a new one on me
!
I had not heard that before.
B
OB
: Did you hear? They're building a new highway that will bypass the town
.
F
RED
: That's a new one on me! That's terrible!
S
UE
: All of us will have to pay our taxes monthly from now on. M
ARY
: That's a new one on me!

That's about the size of it
.
That is the way it is.
B
OB
: We only have grocery money left in the bank. S
ALLY
: That means that there isn't enough money for us to go to Jamaica? B
OB
: That's about the size of it
.
B
OB
: I'm supposed to take this bill to the county clerk's office and pay them four hundred dollars? S
ALLY
: That's about the size of it.

That's all, folks
.
That is everything.; It's over.; There is no more. (The formulaic announcement of the end of a Warner Brothers color cartoon in movie theaters, usually stuttered by Porky Pig.)
We've finished playing for the evening. That's all, folks!
Q: Can I have some more popcorn? A: All gone. Sorry. That's all, folks.

That's all
someone
needs
.
AND
It's all
someone
needs.; (It's) just what you need.; That's just what you need
.
Someone does not need that at all.; That's the last straw! (Always sarcastic. The
someone
can be a person's name or a pronoun.)
J
ANE
: The dog died, and the basement is just starting to flood. F
RED
: That's all we need
.
S
ALLY
: Bill, the check you wrote to the Internal Revenue Service was returned. There's no more money in the bank. B
ILL
: That's all we need
.
B
OB
: On top of all that, now I have car trouble! M
ARY
: That's just what you need!

That's easy for you to say
.
You can say that easily because it really does not affect you the way it affects others.
W
AITER
: Here's your check. M
ARY
: Thanks. (turning to others) I'm willing to just split the check evenly. B
OB
: That's easy for you to say. You had lobster!
S
ALLY
: Let's each chip in ten bucks and buy him a sweater. S
UE
: That's easy for you to say. You've got ten bucks to spare.

That's enough
!
No more!; Stop that!
S
UE
: Here, I'll stack another one on top. M
ARY
: That's enough! It will fall
.
J
OHN
: I could go on with complaint after complaint. I could talk all week, in fact. B
OB
: That's enough!