What Does "i think you have outlived your usefulness" Mean?
Learn what "i think you have outlived your usefulness" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
I think you have outlived your usefulness.
It means the speaker thinks the other person has nothing more to offer and is being discarded.
From Love’s Perfect Crime, Episode 20
When do people say this?
Scene Context
The speaker is saying the other person is no longer useful to them.
Usage Scenario
Use this only in very harsh conflict, because it sounds cold and insulting. It is more useful as an explanation of a strong insult than as a polite phrase to reuse.
Better ways to say it
You've outlived your usefulness.
I think you're no longer useful.
You are no longer useful to me.
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