done and dusted
English
editEtymology
edit1953, UK,[1] with "dusted" alliterative and expressing "finishing touches". Compare home and hosed.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
editdone and dusted (not comparable)
- (British, Ireland, idiomatic, of a task) Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.
- 1953, Brit. Bee Jrnl. 15 Oct. 669/1:[1]
- All to be done and dusted before the National Honey Show. After this the grand clear up.
- 1953, Brit. Bee Jrnl. 15 Oct. 669/1:[1]
Translations
editan idiomatic expression - completed thoroughly
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References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “done and dusted”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
Further reading
edit- "Done and dusted", English Stack Exchange
- "Done and Dusted", Wordorigins.org