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Schicht im Schacht

German, phrase/ˈʃɪçt ɪm ˈʃaxt/

Schicht im Schacht is a German phrase meaning “over, done, end of story; expresses that something has ended or been depleted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas ist zu Ende”.

What does Schicht im Schacht mean in English?

phrase

  1. 1

    informalover, done, end of story; expresses that something has ended or been depleted

    So Leute, letzte Runde und dann ist hier Schicht im Schacht!

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. etwas ist zu Ende

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce Schicht im Schacht?

  • /ˈʃɪçt ɪm ˈʃaxt/
  • [ˈʃɪçt ɪm ˈʃaxt]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.