| 词汇 | a done deal |
| 释义 | Idiom a done deal mainly American a final decision or agreement.It's not a done deal - we're still talking about who to hire for the job. (often negative)done dealSomething that has been decided or finalized. Once we sign those papers, the sale of the house will be a done deal. I had no idea I'd have to make more payments to receive the merchandise—I thought it was a done deal! a done dealIf something such as a plan or project is a done deal, it has been completed or arranged and it cannot be changed. He called a journalist to announce that his nomination was a done deal. The pact is far from being a done deal. It must be ratified by the legislative bodies of all three countries. a done deala plan or project that has been finalized or accomplished. 1991 New Yorker The French are still overreacting to German unification, even though it is a done deal. a done ˈdeal(especially American English) used to describe a decision, an arrangement, a project, etc. that is completed and cannot be changed: The managing director denied that the merger was a done deal, and said they were still in negotiations.done deal, aAn irreversible agreement, a final decision or compact. This relatively new synonym for the long-used fait accompli dates only from the late 1970s, but according to William Safire, it had a near predecessor in a done thing. The latter surfaced about 1700, and Dickens used it: “It was a done thing between him and Scrooge’s nephew” (A Christmas Carol, 1843). The current cliché is also often used in the negative (not a done deal), as in “We can interview another architect; it’s not a done deal, you know.” |
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