--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: That was it, sir." description: "\"“That was it, sir.”\" — Arthur Conan Doyle" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/arthur-conan-doyle-273_quote_that-was-it-sir-67898_67898.png" --- # That was it, sir. ![“That was it, sir.” quote by Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/arthur-conan-doyle-273_quote_that-was-it-sir-67898_67898.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/arthur-conan-doyle-273_quote_that-was-it-sir-67898_67898.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/arthur-conan-doyle-273_quote_that-was-it-sir-67898_67898.png) > ““That was it, sir.”” [Arthur Conan Doyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-conan-doyle/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A concise acknowledgment that a decisive moment has occurred, often signaling the end of a conflict or the resolution of a mystery. **In simple terms:** A final, decisive statement. Key Takeaway Recognition of a pivotal conclusion. Themes resolution finality authority recognition Mood sober reflective Type dialogue narrative When to use this quote - closing a case - ending a debate - concluding a negotiation Key Concepts decision moment Practical Applications - summarizing a story - signaling the end of a process Questions to Reflect On - What does this moment change? - How does acknowledging finality affect participants? ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Related quotes > [“saying it was”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-child/saying-it-was/) [Lee Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-child/) > [“That was close,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-hunter/that-was-close/) [Erin Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-hunter/) > [“What it is, it is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/what-it-is-it-is/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) > [“Of course it was.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/of-course-it-was/) [Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/) > [“That was for damn sure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-child/that-was-for-damn-sure/) [Lee Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-child/) > [“I went down to Safeways, and I bought her a packet of best ground sirloin.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-gaiman/i-went-down-to-safeways-and-i-bought-her-a-packet-of-best-ground/) [Neil Gaiman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-gaiman/) > [“that she was course.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anatole-france/that-she-was-course/) [Anatole France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anatole-france/) > [“It hadn’t ever come home to me before, what this thing was that I was doing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/it-hadn-t-ever-come-home-to-me-before-what-this-thing-was-that-i-was/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) > [“Do as you please, sir.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-bronte/do-as-you-please-sir/) [Charlotte Brontë](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-bronte/) > [“Yes, My Lord.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yana-toboso/yes-my-lord/) [Yana Toboso](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yana-toboso/) > [“...that lightning bolt was mine”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/that-lightning-bolt-was-mine/) [Gabriel García Márquez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez/) > [“It's the lady, then," he murmured.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-yancey/it-s-the-lady-then-he-murmured/) [Rick Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-yancey/) > [“There is no was.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-faulkner/there-is-no-was/) [William Faulkner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-faulkner/) > [“It must he him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-must-he-him/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“That's it! 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