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Idiom

done deal

Meaning

An agreement that has been finally resolved or decided.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The contract is signed, so it is a done deal.”

“After weeks of difficult negotiations, both companies finally agreed on the price, making the merger a done deal.”

“Although the opposition voiced their concerns during the final session, the majority vote rendered the controversial policy a done deal.”

Examples

simple

“The contract is signed, so it is a done deal.”

contextual

“After weeks of difficult negotiations, both companies finally agreed on the price, making the merger a done deal.”

complex

“Although the opposition voiced their concerns during the final session, the majority vote rendered the controversial policy a done deal.”

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