done and dusted
Completed thoroughly and satisfactorily.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The project is finally done and dusted.”
“After working all weekend, we finally got the house painted and everything is done and dusted.”
“With the final contracts signed and the legal review complete, the complex merger is officially done and dusted.”
first recorded 20th c.
1953, UK, with "dusted" alliterative and expressing "finishing touches". Compare home and hosed.
- 01
beat the dust
To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.
- 02
bite the dust
To die.
- 03
bust the dust
To clean dust off something, such as with a vacuum cleaner.
- 04
catch dust
To be rarely used.
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collect dust
To remain untouched and unused for a long period of time.
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dust mouse
A dust bunny.
- 07
dust off a batter
for a pitcher to throw a pitch at or near the batter, typically to frighten the batter or to have him stand farther away from home plate.
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dust settles
A heated, angry, or confused atmosphere calms down.
Last updated August 10, 2026