that was that

English

Verb

that was that

1. simple past of that's that
   • 1961 February, ""Balmore"", “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives - Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 112:

     The pricker was used to level the fire half-way up the bank and that was that.

   • 2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 42:

     So that was just about that as far as the cops were concerned.