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In a Youtube comment there's this personal story:

I was going to Berklee back in the early 70's and I get a dear John over the phone. Thought about ending it but went down to the Jazz Workshop and there was Bill playing this Ballad. I went right up front and sat and cried my eyes out.

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I wonder whether "ending it" means

  1. "not going to the workshop", i.e. a forward reference
  2. or perhaps even "ending my life", because of the separation of his relationship
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  • It is impossible to say without more context, but I would first take it to mean ending the relationship. Commented Jul 4, 2021 at 2:49
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    @HotLicks He already got a Dear John, so hasn't the relationship already ended, for all intents and purposes? Regarding the context, there is not a lot more available - you can click the link to read the full comment, but I doubt it adds any more useful context. Commented Jul 4, 2021 at 2:54
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    It either means ending his life or ending his time at Berklee. I'm going to go with ending his life. It would not have any reference to the Jazz workshop. Commented Jul 4, 2021 at 5:15
  • Is 'Berklee' meant to be Berkeley? Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 10:04
  • @MichaelHarvey No, Berklee means Berklee College of Music Commented Jul 5, 2021 at 23:24

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End it (or end it all) is an idiom that means to kill oneself.

Given that the commenter had received a Dear John "breakup" communication and was subsequently crying, it stands to reason that he was . . . upset.

Since there is no reasonable antecedent for it in this context, one could assume the idiom is at play here.

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  • Thanks for pointing out that this is in fact a set phrase! Commented Jul 4, 2021 at 12:17

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