so much for

Meaning

1. Oxford70% of films

   used to suggest that sth has not been successful or useful

   So much for diplomacy.

In the movies · 6

• There, you see? So much for this nonsense about that darling girl hiding a man in there.Hello, Dolly!1969
• So much for diplomacy.X-Men: First Class2011
• So much for the welcome party.Shazam!2019
• So much for dreamingWarm Bodies2013
• So much for reinforcements.Star Wars: The Clone Wars2008
• So much for love.As Good as It Gets1997
• Thanks so much for coming.Game Change2012
• Thank you so much for comingEverything Everywhere All at Once2022

From the same entry

• and so forth
• … or so
• so as to do
• so be it
• so… that
• the more so because
• so what

More idioms

• stand a chance
• clean up your act
• i give you that
• live in the past
• for certain
• every inch
• have a heart of gold
• in the dark
• to ourselves
• what's the deal
• what's with
• be bad news