| 词汇 | done for |
| 释义 | done for Theme: ENDINGS mod. lost; dead; doomed.I'm sorry, this whole scheme is done for.I knew I was done for. Idiom done for about to fail, suffer, or die.If we have to rely on Warren for a solution, we are done for.With rockets flying overhead and machine guns shooting at us, I thought we were done for. Usage notes: usually used after the verb be, as in the example done for1. In jeopardy; doomed. A set phrase. If the boss finds out that I was the one who messed up that report, I'm done for! Now that mom knows about it, our scheme is done for. 2. About to break or stop working, as of a machine. The blender stopped working again this morning—I really think it's done for this time. done for1. Exhausted, worn out, as in This old computer is just about done for. [Colloquial; c. 1800] Also see done in. 2. Doomed to death or destruction, as in Before he went to the hospital it seemed as if he was done for. [Colloquial; mid-1800s] done forin a situation so bad that it is impossible to get out of it. informal 1993 Catholic Herald Don't you realise that without that contract we're done for? done for mod. lost; dead; doomed. I’m sorry, this whole scheme is done for. done forInformal Doomed to death or destruction. |
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