done and dusted
complete and finished
TRANSLATION
done and dusted = fertig, unter Dach und Fach, in trockenen Tüchern --- GOOGLE INDEX done and dusted: approximately 1,700,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
The last thing the chancellor wants is for us to think that economic recovery is DONE AND DUSTED. He wants to tell us that the economy is improving but the job is not yet done.
(BBC News)
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A delicious thyme and garlic-scented pie for your dinner – and all DONE AND DUSTED in far less time than you might expect.
(The Guardian)
(BBC News)
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A delicious thyme and garlic-scented pie for your dinner – and all DONE AND DUSTED in far less time than you might expect.
(The Guardian)
Did you
know?
done and dusted
idiom
- to be complete and finished
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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One of the more interesting but fanciful theories regarding the origin of the expression "done and dusted" is that it stems from the world of writing. According to a member of the staff at the Hindu newspaper, the phrase originated during the time when people wrote with ink and pen.
In order to make the ink dry quicker, some people sprinkled dust or powder on the paper, then "dusted" it off once the ink was dry. There is no evidence that "done and dusted" stemmed from the days of quill pens however. More than likely, it derives from house cleaning, such as in dusting the furniture.
Not done and dusted with expanding your vocabulary? Try these other not so "dusty" and common phrases:
- bite the dust = to die, to stop working (My car bit the dust on the way to work yesterday)
- turn to dust = to become worthless (The stocks I bought last have turned to dust)
- gather dust = to sit unused for a long time (My bicycle gathered dust over the winter)
- dust off = to make something usable after a long time (I'm going to dust off the running shoes and start jogging again)
- when the dust settles = after things have calmed down (Let's go have a pint when the dust settles)
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SYNONYMS
accomplished, achieved, completed, concluded, finished, realized, sewn up, wrapped up
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The deal should be done and dusted before the end of the week."
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Thanks to Jenny for suggesting today's word!
idiom
- to be complete and finished
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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One of the more interesting but fanciful theories regarding the origin of the expression "done and dusted" is that it stems from the world of writing. According to a member of the staff at the Hindu newspaper, the phrase originated during the time when people wrote with ink and pen.
In order to make the ink dry quicker, some people sprinkled dust or powder on the paper, then "dusted" it off once the ink was dry. There is no evidence that "done and dusted" stemmed from the days of quill pens however. More than likely, it derives from house cleaning, such as in dusting the furniture.
Not done and dusted with expanding your vocabulary? Try these other not so "dusty" and common phrases:
- bite the dust = to die, to stop working (My car bit the dust on the way to work yesterday)
- turn to dust = to become worthless (The stocks I bought last have turned to dust)
- gather dust = to sit unused for a long time (My bicycle gathered dust over the winter)
- dust off = to make something usable after a long time (I'm going to dust off the running shoes and start jogging again)
- when the dust settles = after things have calmed down (Let's go have a pint when the dust settles)
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SYNONYMS
accomplished, achieved, completed, concluded, finished, realized, sewn up, wrapped up
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The deal should be done and dusted before the end of the week."
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Thanks to Jenny for suggesting today's word!
