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done for
done for
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
See also:
done
done for
1.
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]
See also:
done
done for
mod.
lost; dead; doomed.
I’m sorry, this whole scheme is done for.
See also:
done
done for
Informal
Doomed to death or destruction.
See also:
done
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Bolat
-
Kazakh
Nedeljka
NED-e-lykah
Croatian, Serbian
Wibowo
-
Indonesian, Javanese
Meeks
[mi:ks]
BartholomÄUs
-
German
Keshawn
-
African American (Modern)
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