Westacad Newsletter

January 2010

Elvis has left the building

ENGLISH IDIOM OF THE MONTH:
„Elvis has left the building“

 

MEANING
The show is over - please go home.

TRANSLATION
«Die Vorstellung ist zu Ende»
(wörtlich: „Elvis hat das Gebäude verlassen“).

ORIGIN
This was originally said at the end of Elvis Presley's concerts to make it clear to fans that there would be no more songs. It is now generally used to mean that someone has left or that an activity is complete.