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    Is 'enough is enough' a quote from something, or just an expression?

    Question #64157. Asked by wajo.

    TabbyTom

    According to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, it’s a proverbial expression dating from the mid sixteenth century.

    The earliest instance of it seems to be in a collection of proverbs published by John Heywood in 1546.


    Apr 01 06, 5:14 PM

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