les jeux sont faits
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French les jeux sont faits (literally “the games are made”). Earliest use found in James Joyce (1882–1941) in the 1920s.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
editles jeux sont faits
- (gambling) In roulette, the call made by the croupier as the wheel is set in motion.
- Synonyms: no more bets, the stakes are set, rien ne va plus
- (idiomatic) Things have reached an irreversible point; you cannot go back now that you have done something.
- Synonym: the die is cast
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editReferences
edit- “les jeux sont faits”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French
editEtymology
editLiterally, “the games are made”.
Pronunciation
editPhrase
edit- (gambling) les jeux sont faits, the stakes are set (call made by the croupier)
- Synonym: rien ne va plus
- (idiomatic) the die is cast, les jeux sont faits (things have reached an irreversible point)
- Synonyms: le sort en est jeté, les dés sont jetés
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